Prince Amukamara Says Jaguars Considered National Anthem Protest

November 16, 2016   ·   Timothy Rapp   ·   Jump to comments

A group of Jacksonville Jaguars players canceled plans to protest police brutality against black Americans by kneeling in solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick during the national anthem, in part because of Kaepernick's decision to wear socks depicting police officers as pigs, according to Mike DiRocco of ESPN.com.
Cornerback Prince Amukamara revealed during a town hall meeting at EverBank Field on Tuesday night that a group of 10 to 12 Jacksonville players was going to protest but never got organized. He added that Kaepernick's socks ultimately dissuaded him from kneeling, per DiRocco:
I do agree with what Colin was kneeling for and how it wasn't against the military, but he was protesting against injustice that was being toward black Americans being shot. Then when he did the sock thing with cops and pigs, I'm like, 'No. Now I can't even kneel with him because if I do, then I'm supporting that, too', which I don't support. I don't think any cops a...

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