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Colin Kaepernick (Getty/Scott Cunningham)

Fox guest: Kaepernick funds terrorism

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(Getty/Billie Weiss)

NFL owner calls players "prisoners"

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Tommie Smith and John Carlos extend their fists during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" after the 200-meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, Oct. 16, 1968. (AP)

The secret of Carlos and Smith's protest

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New England Patriots players stand for the national anthem (Getty/Jim Rogash)

What happens if the NFL bans kneeling?

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Jemele Hill; Donald Trump (Getty/D Dipasupil/Mandel Ngan/Photo montage by Salon)

Trump's NFL tirades continue

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Jerry Jones (AP/Ron Jenkins)

Jerry Jones demands players stand

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Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle and former Army Ranger Alejandro Villanueva (AP/Nam Y. Huh)

NFL player regrets right-wing stardom

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Richard Petty (Getty/Jeff Zelevansky)

NASCAR owners side with Trump, of course

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Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers (Getty/Harry How)

Colin Kaepernick, unsigned, wins MVP

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Michael Bennett #72 of the Seattle Seahawks (Getty/Joe Robbins)

The radical politics of Michael Bennett

Rachel Leah
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