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title: "Why are NFL players protesting the national anthem?"  
description: "Why are NFL players protesting the national anthem?"  
author: "Tushar singh"  
published: 2018-02-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34783/why-are-nfl-players-protesting-the-national-anthem  
category: "games"  
tags: ["national anthems", "nfl players"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why are NFL players protesting the national anthem?

Why are [NFL players](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37304/why-do-nba-and-nfl-players-shake-hands-after-the-game-but-not-mlb-and-nhl-players) protesting the [national anthem](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33258/what-do-you-think-of-the-mandatory-national-anthem-at-the-beginning-of-movies-for-all-theatres-in-india)?


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Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34783/why-are-nfl-players-protesting-the-national-anthem

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