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Seahawks Neiko Thorpe and Mike Tyson told to get off their knees and play

With talk of the anthem protests having hit the news again in recent weeks, touching topics from the NFL’s TV ratings to free agency signings, two members of the Seattle Seahawks defensive backfield apparently dealt with fallout from the protests in a confrontation with a female motorist.

Cornerback and special teams ace Neiko Thorpe posted a twenty-seven second video to his Twitter account, showing a female driver yelling at him and teammate Mike Tyson from her car. The incident appears to have taken place in the parking lot of the Virginia Mason Athletic Center and involves the woman screaming at the pair to, “stand up and be a man .