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These kids just turned at the age of 7 to the age of reason. they don't have the slightest idea why they are taking a knee. should there be some requirement at least in gram par school that we -- at least in grammar school that we do something about this? >> if there were a solid grounding in the constitution we wouldn't see this happening. we have elected and former elected officials calling for tomorrow there to be some sort of national take a knee day. a lot of these people need to take a knee on a pew and pray and reflect and adopt an attitude of gratitude. an attitude of gratitude for the...

You talk about the protests, these comments about that. i want to see nonblack players also condemn the president for his comments about injuries, his dismissal of cte and the impact of that. that's the other thing. the thing that -- his attack on the nfl was not just about colin kaepernick or players who kneel. he also -- oh, you're making this game soft. just let them play. you have players and families who are impacted by brain issues, all of a sudden we're seeing with cte. if you're a nonblack player and you say, hey, i can't get with you guys when it comes to the issue of take a knee and ...

Protest is losing the point. the reason they are protesting is because of police brutality in america. we had a young man whose death in oklahoma, shot dead by police, last week a young lgbt student in georgia -- we have to address the real issue. leland: those stories are covered and covered often, covered all the time for that very reason because they are stories. at the same time, don't nfl owners have the right to hire or fire people whether it is because they make a political statement by taking a knee during the national anthem or put on a trump jersey during a game? either way the owner...

The president is showing an unfortunate lack of respect for the league, the game and its players. fox contributor jim gray joins us with the latest. i want to get into recent tweets we've been having with nba players. the fallout when it comes to the nfl, were you surprised when you heard the president bring this up and were you surprised by roger goodell's reaction? >> well, i think that roger goodell is right in what he says. the nfl is at its best when it helps communities come together and now, unfortunately, what we're seeing in sports is the spillover effect of everything that goes on in...

Got the girl applause about the nfl and taking a knee and lack of patriotism by nfl players as he did for any other reason. the fact the democratic party is continuing to push on it is fine to take a need to make a political statement, is there a tone deafness, the same that you talked about on other things q >> this is a place the democratic party and republican party have failed. the protest did not start under donald trump. it started with loretta lynch and eric holder, when president obama was president, he led federal action to address killing by individuals by law enforcement. the presid...