@sparrowdown:
Kaepernick has been doing it for about a year now. Maybe a bit less. All the fans have been pretty upset since the start. The media is freaking out more now that Trump said something.
But if players are going to protest the anthem or flag, at least have a good reason. By that I mean one that is actually based in reality. Take these reasons for example:
"I'm taking a knee in protest of the wholesale slaughtering of lawns each weekend as citizens everywhere mow."
"I'm taking a knee to protest all the stellar star deaths that occur each day in the universe."
These are stupid reasons - but even these are a little better because what's mentioned in the two reasons above are actually happening!