NFL players taking a knee during national anthems

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/24/us/nfl-trump-take-knee-protests/index.html

Over the last couple of days there has been a lot of controversy over NFL players kneeling or sitting down on the bench while the national anthem is being played before the start of the game. This first started with former 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick last season when he took a knee during the national anthem. At a speech yester Trump said that the owners of the NFL team should fire the players that choose not to take part in the national anthem and this was met with major hostility not just from NFL players but players from all 4 major sports. Today saw protests from a large number of NFL players. A number of teams including the Seahawks and Steelers chose to not even go out on the field during the national anthem. As well as this the Golden state warriors chose not to visit the white house to celebrate there NBA championship and neither will the North Carolina Tar Heels who won the NCAA basketball championship.