Monday Night Football shines spotlight on national anthem protests
San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick brought his controversial protest in the name of racial equality to a nationally televised Monday Night Football audience, kneeling on the field rather than standing as the national anthem played. While military personnel unfurled a giant American flag over the field, a number of fans shouted at Kaepernick, "Why don't you stand up?" according to an ESPN commentator reporting for the Disney-owned sports channel's broadcast.
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