NFL players drop to their knees during national Anthem in protest against Trump

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NFL stars rejected Donald Trump at Wembley Stadium after saying that athletes who 'disrespect America' should be "fired". Players from both Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens have fallen on their knees like the national anthem before the match in London. No player was kneeling during the play 'God Save The Queen', which followed the star Spangled Banner. They did so after President Trump raised tensions by saying that NFL players who protested during the national anthem should release their team.

At a rally on Friday night the president said: 

'Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bi*ch off the field right now... he is fired.' 

He was referring to a controversial string of protests started by player Colin Kaepernick last year when he sat or kneeled during the anthem to highlight the treatment of black Americans. 

Players on both teams and Jaguars owner Shad Khan, who were not kneeling, remained locked arm-in-arm throughout the playing of the national anthem and 'God Save The Queen'.

Daily Mail

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