POTUS tweets that Marshawn Lynch of the Oakland Raiders, who remained seated for the United States' national anthem, and stood for the Mexican national anthem, should be suspended for the remainder o…
Kaepernick is named GQ's Citizen of the Year. Per the editors, Kaepernick earned the honor by serving as the catalyst for a national movement of protest against racism and police brutality when he de…
Report published stating that the California chapter of the NAACP will enlist the assistance of its state legislators to rescind the Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem. Alice Huffman, the ch…
For the first time since the protests began in 2016, a major NFL sponsor publicly states that the anthem protests against racism are adversely affecting business. John Schattner, Chief Executive Offic…
Following McNair's comment that many deemed racist, all but 11 Texans players kneel during the national anthem, making this one of the largest anthem protests against racism by professional athletes. …
Texans owner issues a second apology, both in writing and verbally at a meeting with players prior to their departure for their game against the Seattle Seahawks. In this written apology, McNair conte…
The Houston NAACP and several Texas legislators, including congressional representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tx), hold a press conference reference McNair's comments. Lee noted "[w]e need to engage …
Amid extensive backlash following the publication of his "inmates" remark, Bob McNair issues an apology. Several infuriated Texans players left the practice facility, with some not returning for prac…
Included in an ESPN The Magazine in-depth report on the October 18, 2017 NFL owners meeting is a comment by Bob McNair, owner of the Houston Texans that "we can't have the inmates running the prison."…
Following reports that several NFL players continued to protest during the national anthem at Sunday's games despite the encouragement by Goodell and the owners that they stand, POTUS responds by twee…