Houston Texans Head Coach Bill O'Brien Plans To Kneel With Players During Anthem This Season
O'Brien canceled virtual team activities for June 9 and instead encouraged players to go to the funeral for George Floyd.
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O'Brien canceled virtual team activities for June 9 and instead encouraged players to go to the funeral for George Floyd.
The boycott activity is coming from people on both sides of the player protest issue.
Washington signed Josh Johnson earlier this week after saying there was discussion about Kaepernick, but not enough time to familiarize him with the system.
There was pushback from at least one member of the school committee in North Smithfield, Rhode Island and the ACLU.
In a tweet, Kaepernick gave a shout-out to "my brothers," Dolphins teammates Kenny Stills and Albert Watson, who were the only two players in the league to take a knee during the national anthem during Sunday's early games.
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With its popularity threatened and critics stretching all the way to the White House, the NFL just wanted to get past the debate over taking a knee during the national anthem.
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Colin Kaepernick has been named GQ magazine's 'Citizen of the Year' for his activism. The former NFL quarterback began kneeling during the national anthem last season to protest racial inequality.
Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien says he and general manager Rick Smith have discussed signing Colin Kaepernick in the wake of last week's season-ending injury to Deshaun Watson.
NFL players and owners held an unusual meeting Tuesday to discuss social issues, a session both sides termed positive and productive.
A group of local pastors and community activists expressed support for Colin Kaepernick and gave Cowboys owner Jerry Jones a piece of their mind in light of recent protests on the football field.
Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL on Sunday, alleging that he remains unsigned as a result of collusion by owners following his protests during the national anthem.
Supporters of quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the national anthem to protest police brutality, showed their solidarity with him at a rally outside the NFL's headquarters on Wednesday.
Jason Garrett on National Anthem protests: "the national anthem is sacred, the flag is sacred, and our team has demonstrated that."
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says teams aren't blackballing Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the national anthem last year.
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Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement accused two federal agents of lying under oath regarding the mid-January shooting of a Venezuelan national in Minneapolis.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
While retailers like Amazon, Macy's and Target are extending their return window for gifts bought during the holidays, some stores are adding fees to return purchases.
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a statewide ban on non-water additives, such as fluoride, in the public water system.
Last year, over 16 million vehicles drove on North Texas toll roads without paying, accumulating more than $69 million in unpaid tolls.
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The state of Texas is investing $50 million in research on psychedelic therapies.
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A Dallas coffee chain says it's caught in a political firestorm after a walkout over an ICE discount.
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