So the whole team took a knee before a high school football game

Garfield High School’s Bulldog football team went to their knees during the playing of the National Anthem before a recent Friday night football game in Washington state. From the Seattle Times: Garfield’s football players know about the third verse.

Just a bit more on the sitting quarterback

About Colin Kaepernick and the National Anthem

When 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick did not stand for a recent playing of the National Anthem at a pre-season game, he set off a firestorm on social media. In fact, writes Jon Schwarz at The Intercept, the anthem is a celebration of slavery. From Schwarz re: the third verse of the song (which we never …