four years ago, one american football player knelt when the national anthem was played in a protest against police brutality towards black americans. many other players followed colin kapernick‘s example, but he was sanctioned by the game s governing body and has failed to find a team since 2017. since the death in custody of george floyd, taking the knee, as it s now called, has been repeated at demonstrations around the country and beyond, while many leading football players have shown their anger byjoining in or staging their own protests. and now the national football league, the nfl, has completely reversed its earlier position on taking the knee. we, the national football league, condemn racism. we admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier, and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. we, the national football league, believe black lives matter. i personally protest with you, and want to be part of the much needed change in this country. d
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