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Originally Posted by jjchieffan
Oh but he most certainly is voicing his opinion when he kneels. He went out and stated his reasoning for doing it. So every time that he knelt, he was repeating that statement in his actions. His actions are his voice. Don't try to change that because he isn't vocally saying it on the sideline. But I believe that I have seen the NFL policy on player conduct during the anthem. I haven't verified to see if that policy actually exists. But assuming that it does, the policy that I saw posted says that players are to be standing with their hand on their chest. He would definitely be in violation of that.
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Correct yet there is no penalty, they are supposed to not have helmet to helmet contact but it happens. Unlike the contact which gets your team a 15 yard penalty and the player a fine there is no penalty for not standing for the anthem. There are things a team can do for actions on and off the field that hurt the team and or the franchise the 49's didn't do anything to stop it.