Kaepernick Effect

Activists and NFL Players Quash New National Anthem Policy

Amanda Scurlock, Sports WriterMay 31, 2018

Owners of the 32 NFL franchises decided to augment the policy of protesting the National Anthem to punish players who publicly demonstrate during the playing of the song.

The Kaepernick Effect Spreads

Amanda Scurlock, Sports Writer September 28, 2017

Last season, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began to kneel while the National Anthem was being played before the games to bring awareness to police brutality against Black Americans. His action made national headlines, but very few NFL players protested to the same fervor.