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Our kneeling is a symbol of respect for a tragedy, the way the flag is flown at half-mast for one.

Since then, kneeling has been a controversial protest that some alleged was disrespectful of the military and the American flag. But Kaepernick’s former teammate Eric Reid, who joined him in taking a knee, wrote in a New York Times op-ed on Monday that they chose kneeling, after speaking with a former Green Beret, as a symbol of respect, the way a flag is “flown at half-mast to mark a tragedy.”

President Donald Trump furthered the flames of controversy, however, when calling the players who kneel “sons of bitches” and suggesting fans boycott games at a rally in Alabama. After those remarks, teams began co-opting the movement as a symbol of unity within the football community.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-trump-nfl-kneeling-protest-anthem_us_59d15b53e4b09538b5090906