Northern Star · Sep 28, 2017
Football players react to anthem protests
Shawun Lurry (left), Daniel Santacaterina (left center), Kyle Pugh (right center) and Spencer Tears (right) speak at the football team’s weekly press conference Tuesday at the Yordon Center. The Huskies will face San Diego State 9:30 p.m. Saturday in San Diego.Players in the NFL are taking their disagreements to the field as some players have not been supporting the national anthem before games, whether it’s choosing not to stand or avoiding being present all together for the honoring of our country.
The controversy arguably arose when free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to sit during the anthem last season out of his discontent with the government.