Will the Miami Dolphins Join Seahawk Demonstration?
By Brian Miller
The Miami Dolphins will be in Seattle this week to kick-off the 2016 season but before the game begins, the Seahawks are planning a “powerful” display during the anthem.
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A furvor has developed around the NFL and the nation as a whole after San Francisco 49’er QB Collin Kaepernick opted to sit during the National Anthem. A poignant statement he claims is a silent protest about the recent rash of killings involving police officers and black men.
To the North and two states away a member of the Seattle Seahawks also made the decision to sit. After the controversy unfolded, former U.S. Green Beret Nate Boyer spoke with Kaepernick who followed his sitting with a kneel. Apparently in an effort to not disrespect the military.
This weekend, it appears that the Seattle Seahawks will make an even more profound statement if you are to believe Boyer.
Talked to the @Seahawks What the team will do is a powerful sign of unification + respect for the Anthem + those that fight for our Freedom!
— Nate Boyer (@NateBoyer37) September 8, 2016
Boyer doesn’t say what the team will do but an obvious question is whether or not the Miami Dolphins players will be involved to some degree.
Crimes against race is nothing new in the United States and recent events have only managed to widen the gap between a unified nation. While the declarations of a player or two or a team is a strong demonstration of peaceful protest, the country needs more than a simple demonstration.
The country as a whole lacks the ability to bring the issues out into the public vocally because both sides tend to not want to speak out about the issues. Perhaps to some degree in fear of offending the other side or creating a larger problem.
Regardless of reason the status quo needs to change. Perhaps this “powerful” message that will be displayed on Sunday will lead to all races of people to begin talking. Whether you agree or disagree with Kaepernick’s handling of the National Anthem, it’s something that is still be talked about three weeks later.
And that, for better or worse, is a start.