Some are offended, others inspired, and many of us are left wondering what’s next in athletes’ protests of racial inequality and police brutality during the national anthem as the Seahawks kick off their season Sunday and the nation commemorates the 15th anniversary of 9/11.
Will the movement gain momentum, with whole squads such as the Seahawks contemplating group protests? Or will the team instead, as receiver Doug Baldwin tweeted, “honor the country and flag” and find some middle ground?
Will team owners use pre-emptive strikes like the Washington Spirit did Wednesday, playing the anthem before players left the locker rooms, denying Seattle soccer star Megan Rapinoe a chance to take what the Spirit called a “disrespectful” knee?