Fantasy football and NFL fandom are closely related. According to Rick Wolf, president of Fantasy Alarm Sports Network, military members have been among the greatest followers in the Internet era.
during the national anthem including players both kneeling and standing, with some locking arms while wearing social justice shirts. Each NFL team has taken its own approach. The Seattle Seahawks, for example, all knelt in unison for Week 1, whereas only one player on the Dallas Cowboys – Dontari Poe – knelt. The Miami Dolphins stayed in the locker room during the anthem, opting to release a video instead.
Jessen said he supports the message several athletes are advocating. But nonetheless he feels disrespected and hurt when he sees the kneeling after serving from 2001 to 2013 for the Oklahoma Army National Guard. Cliburn said when he hears the anthem he gets"goosebumps" and can grasp how veterans feel a sense of disrespect and revulsion when they see kneeling. But as a lawyer at the Center for Education Law in Oklahoma City"I personally support the players with their freedom of speech," Cliburn said."I understand the context and know that they're not protesting the flag.
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