Twelve Cleveland Browns players took a knee or stood by for a word of prayer during the national anthem Monday night.
The players who knelt were
running backs Duke Johnson Jr. and Terrence Magee, safeties Peppers and
Calvin Pryor, cornerback Jamar Taylor, tight end Seth DeValve, wide
receivers Kenny Britt and Ricardo Louis, linebackers Christian Kirksey
and Jamie Collins, and running backs Isaiah Crowell and Brandon Wilds.
Crowell and Wilds were not in uniform.
Standing
nearby in solidarity were punter Britton Colquitt, cornerback Jason
McCourty, quarterback DeShone Kizer, defensive tackle Trevon Coley and
offensive tackle Shon Coleman.
In response the Cleveland Police Patrolman's Association and the ILA Local 1975 (Cleveland Association of Rescue Employees) decided to not become involved in the next Cleveland home game where they were invited to hold a large American Flag on the field. C.A.R.E. union president Daniel Nemeth said, "This hit home with me. I am a veteran, an 8-year veteran with the U.S.
Marine Corps. So, to disrespect the flag by taking a knee is not
something I was going to be a part of,"
I guess Nemeth forgot that one of the freedoms he was fighting for was freedom of speech/expression.
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