National Anthem Research Paper

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First, Colin Kaepernick did it to stand up against racism. Now whole teams of professional football players do it in revolt, but against what? With each football game, more and more patriotic fans of the National Football League are infuriated by the players who choose to kneel during our country’s National Anthem. NFL players should not protest during the National Anthem because it is disrespectful to those men and women who have died for this country and to their family members who look to the ballad for respect from U.S. citizens. Firstly, kneeling during the National Anthem is not allowed, per rules written by the National Football League. In the NFL Game Operations Manual, which all players possess, it is written in explicit detail that