Brandon Marshall was one of the first NFL ballers to join Colin Kaepernick in his silent protest, kneeling during the National Anthem. Now, he has decided to stand. Find out why inside…
At the top of the 2016-17 NFL season, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick launched a silence protest to raise awareness to social and racial injustices deciding to kneel during the National Anthem before the start of the game.
Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall was one of the first NFL players to join Colin in the protest. (FYI – Brandon and Colin were college teammates at the University of Nevada and are also fraternity brothers). He said he believed in Colin’s movement and that he would stand behind him to help raise awareness.
Since then, Brandon lost an endorsement deal with Air Academy Federal Credit Union, but he said he would continue to protest, despite putting his career on the line.
Now, he has decided to STAND during the National Anthem. After taking a knee for the last eight games this season, Brandon stood for the anthem before Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders.
So, why the change of heart?
He explains in an Instagram post that progress is being made in the Denver Police department with them deciding to review the use of their force policy. While he’ll now be standing during the anthem, that doesn’t mean he will stop fighting for what’s right. The NFLer promised to continue fighting for what’s right and will continue to support organizations that fight for social injustice.
He posted:
Hmm...thoughts?
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