Cahokia 3rd grade football team takes a knee

Quicklink Submitted By Meryl Ann Butler No comments

Managing Editor
Meryl Ann Butler

Become a Fan
(82 fans)

8-Year-Old Football Players Take Knee During National Anthem We are here bringing you the latest News Headlines Daily. If we post someone's comments on a subject, it doesn't mean that we agree or disagree with him or ...
(Image by YouTube, Channel: TOP NEWS HEADLINES DAILY) Details DMCA

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – Every player on the Cahokia Quarterback Club football team (8 and under) took a knee during the national anthem ahead of Sunday’s game at Little Devil’s Field in Belleville. Responding to the kids questions, the coach explained why former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick started kneeling during the anthem. “One of the kids asked, ‘Can we do that?’ I said, ‘As long as we know why we're doing it, I don’t have a problem with any of it.’”

Read the rest of the story HERE:

At fox2now.com

1
Rate It | View Ratings

Meryl Ann Butler Social Media Pages:

Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)

Related Topic(s): Colin Kaepernick; Colin Kaepernick; Football; Team-building, Add Tags

Go To Commenting

The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.

Contact Author

Contact Editor

View Authors' Articles

OpEdNews ~~depends upon~~ can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.

To View Comments or Join the Conversation: