are taking a knee because of why colin kaepernick took a knee last year. colin kaepernick took a knee. he was wrong, but about police brutality. where were all these players, richard, last year? they only came out last week because trump took a shot at them. that s the only reason they came out. james, your thought? i mean, what mr. walsh is talking about is a little bit of a red herring. it was not just colin kaepernick who took a stand by taking a knee last year flp were many other players who raised the fist or who were considering other ways of addressing the issue. it s sad that president trump has sort of usurped this issue and made it to be about trump against the nfl. that s a great story for him and a great story for all the folks who support president trump, but the nfl s at a crossroads right now, because what a lot of the players realize and joe s right about this mr. trump sort of saying something about this made it more of a flashpoint. but if you talk to players
on the show. i appreciate it, on a sunday, and telling us what you think today. thank you. all right, no problem. thank you. no problem. have a good sunday. players in protest, similar to c.j. and larry were just talking about. another week, though, of nfl players taking a knee, locking arms, holding up fists during the national anthem. live fan reaction from baltimore. stick around. for 100 years, heritage and innovation have made gillette the #1 shave in america. now get gillette quality at lower prices
can the president both say we must support the anthem and also support what the players are saying why they re doing this, which is they don t want, again, black lives to be lost? can he say both at the same time? yeah, you can. but richard, i ve got to tell you, this whole story is based on a lie. these nfl football players are not taking a knee because of police brutality or racial oppression. again, where were they two weeks ago? where were they two months ago? where were they last year? 300 nfl football players took a knee last week in opposition to trump. this is all about trump. marshawn lynch at the top of your story there, he had it on his t-shirt, unified in opposition to trump. it s all because trump criticized them. this has nothing to do with police brutality. how is it a lie? because the media continues to say that all of these players
players who were taking a stand by taking a knee in protest, in peaceful protest. a lot of folks on twitter are asking why did we not see the same level of passion from the president in response to the neo-nazis and kkk supporters who were marching in charlottesville, virginia last month. he did not condemn those protesters who were exercising their free speech rights. the same way that he has condemned these, again, mostly black players who are doing so now in the nfl. i should mention he s also been criticizing nba players who have spoken out against his comments. this is an issue that is not going away. we have several sports analysts who are predicting we will see more protests from players, including at tomorrow s games, nfl games, not fewer protests in response to the president s statement. back to you. athena jones, thanks.
dichotomy there that is hard to reconcile. all that happening today, just hours ago, just underlining these responses on north korea as well as san juan, by the way. love having all three of you. erica, thank you. thank you. kevin and jeff. you all have a good sunday. you, too. thanks. all righty. after nine years behind bars, o.j. simpson now out on parole. we have a live report from las vegas on the details. and they took a knee and were kicked off the team. we re going to talk with two high school players from texas about their decision to protest while the national anthem was being played.