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Bears national continue anthem protests

The Bears continued to protest racial inequality and police violence during the national anthem in their home opener.

Two players raised their fists in the air during Jim Cornelison’s singing of the anthem: tight end Jimmy Graham and James Vaughters.

Seven more knelt before the start of the Giants game: tackle Bobby Massie, linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe and defensive linemen Akiem Hicks, Brent Urban, Roy Robertson-Harris, Bilal Nichols and John Jenkins.

They did the same last week when the Bears opened the season against the Lions.

Sunday, 24 players stayed in the tunnel during the song and took the field upon its completion.