Strangely enough, the NFL doesn't discourage this behavior:
"Players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the National Anthem," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a statement to Sporting News.
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news...81y2ensw3xyu7b
Meanwhile the NBA does have a rule:
The NBA based its suspension of Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf on a rule that requires players to stand during the playing of the national anthem. The NFL has no such rule, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement is silent on the subject.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...tional-anthem/
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I'm often amazed at how people with celebrity choose to leverage it. They believe they have some responsibility (or power?) to effect change. Much of it comes from history (
https://www.thenation.com/article/wh...nicks-protest/), think Ali, Jackie Robinson to name a few.
While Colin has every right to do what he did, it's a poor choice IMO. He could have done more -- like start movement, contribute his personal time to his passionate beliefs and even more of a statement, his $$$ too! I'm a firm believer in 'put your money where your mouth is' and at best, all he's done is start a conversation. So Colin, what's your plan to effect real change instead of just starting a conversation?
People who start conversations usually don't have any solutions. People who have solutions usually just do it, lead by example and others soon follow (Ali, Robinson, etc). So how about Colin, can you lead by example or just shout from a megaphone?