As President Donald Trump and the NFL and its players square off over kneeling during the national anthem as protest and those at home argue over whether its disrespectful or an acceptable way to show protest, we review how we got here.
Then with the San Francisco 49ers, quarterback Colin Kaepernick reportedly knelt for the first time during three of the team’s preseason games. But it wasn’t until the Aug. 26 game that Kaepernick made headlines for it.
"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media after the game.