Exclusif: NFL Owners, Coaches Pressuring Players to Stop Kneeling During Anthem

Multiple NFL players say they have been explicitly and implicitly warned against doing any kind of demonstration during the national anthem in the weeks following President Donald Trump’s directions to owners to “get that son of a bitch off the field” for protesting racial inequality.

Before this weekend’s slate of games in the NFL, The Root was contacted by eight players and coaches, all of whom spoke on condition… LIRE LA SUITE