‘Yeah, I'll take a knee’: JJ Watt Said He Will Be Kneeling And Does Not Think It’s ‘disrespecting the flag or our military’
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J. J. Watt said kneeling for the United States national anthem "isn't disrespecting the flag or our military" as he fired back at a Twitter user who suggested he would not be among the Texans players protesting.
The idea of taking a knee for The Star-Spangled Banner before NFL games to protest police brutality and racial injustice has been raised again following the death of George Floyd in police custody on March 25.
When former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt four years ago he was heavily criticised by United States president Donald Trump, but the NFL recently apologized for not listening to its players and encouraged them to "speak out and peacefully protest."
Saints quarterback Drew Brees was criticized for suggesting those who took a knee were "disrespecting the flag," though he later apologized for those comments, a U-turn that Trump insisted he was wrong to make. The 2020 NFL regular season is not due to begin until September, but Texans head coach Bill O'Brien has said he would join his players in kneeling.
"Yeah, I'll take a knee," he told the Houston Ch... (Read more)
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