Last year, Colin Kaepernick spend the entire season on a knee when the national anthem played all over the United States. A few players took knees in the first game of the NFL season, but they didn’t after the fact. It appears this will not be a one-year thing as Marshawn Lynch and Michael Bennett both sat on the bench while the national anthem played out. Both players know this is a strong message considering the reaction received from Kaepernick last season. Let’s hope both players handle it better than the former Niners quarterback.

Here’s the thing about Kaep. I never cared that he sat for the anthem. First amendment is a thing, and he has a right to do whatever he pleases. One of the things I mentioned when it first became a story was I wanted to see Kaepernick reach out to the youth and make an impact which is exactly what happened. The part where he lost me was the Fidel Castro support, the fact he didn’t vote and other missteps along the way. But when it come to what happened before games, the kneel down didn’t bother me.

After the game, Bennett’s speech was as passionate as it got explaining why he took a seat during the anthem. It made sense, and I don’t think it’s an attention-grab. Sitting for an anthem doesn’t really affect me as it does for others. A part of me feels many create fake outrage or an abundance of praise to latch on to getting clicks to their websites. These guys want the message to be that there are injustices worth sitting for and this is their way to fix them. I’m not sure anything gets solved this way, but if that’s how they want to make a difference, so be it.

Charlie.