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Monday 11 SepteMber 2017

STEEL

HURTIN’

Seattle Seahawks’ Michael
Bennett remains seated on
the bench during the national
anthem before an NFL football
game against the Green Bay
Packers Sunday, Sept. 10,
2017, in Green Bay, Wis.
Associated Press
Kaepernick’s

frat and players

protest on 1st

NFL Sunday

By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
DETROIT (AP) — Colin Kae-
pernick’s protest move-
ment rolled on without him
Sunday, as his fraternity
marched in Detroit and
players around the NFL sat
or knelt during the national
anthem.
Kaepernick remains un-
signed after opting out of
his contract with the 49ers.
His supporters believe he’s
being punished for protest-
ing police brutality by re-
fusing to stand during the
national anthem last sea-
son.
About 50 members of the
Kappa Alpha Psi alumni AB’s clutch catch gives
chapter in Detroit marched
about a mile Sunday in a Steelers win over Browns
peaceful protest that end-
ed just outside Ford Field,
where the Lions hosted the
Arizona Cardinals.
“When you look at some Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84)
of the recent incidents celebrates a first down catch as Cleveland Browns
like what happened to Mi- defensive back Jason McCourty (30) watches during
chael Bennett in Las Vegas
, it validates the stance the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept.
that Colin Kaepernick has 10, 2017, in Cleveland.
taken,” said Eric Brown, a Associated Press
former president of the fra- Page 20
ternity’s alumni chapter in
Detroit.
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