MLB Exec: Kneeling During National Anthem May Keep Teams from Signing Bruce Maxwell

Former A's catcher Bruce Maxwell is the only MLB player to kneel during the national anthem since Colin Kaepernick's protest started in 2016. Maxwell took a knee before a game against the Rangers in Sept. 2017. Now a free agent, Maxwell has been unable to find a team during the offseason.

Maxwell's free agency could very well continue into the season, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The three-year veteran was arrested on assualt and gun charges in Oct. 2017, but the arrest may take a back seat to his choice to kneel among teams chief concerns.

“It’s the kneeling thing that might keep him from getting another job, not the arrest,” an anonymous MLB executive told the Chronicle.…