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May 23 (UPI) — Malcolm Jenkins was one of several players to respond to the NFL’s decision to reprimand teams and league personnel for not standing during the national anthem.

The NFL has finally come to a decision on its policy to regulate players protesting the country during the national anthem. The league has now decided to allow players to remain in the locker room during the national theme song.

The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) says they were “not consulted” about the NFL’s new rule requiring players on the sidelines to stand for the national anthem.

The NFL will allow players to remain in the locker room during the national anthem. However, if they come out and protest the flag or anthem, their teams will get fined.

NFL owners proposed the idea of penalizing teams for kneeling during the national anthem, while at an offseason meeting in Atlanta on Tuesday.

A sports columnist for USA Today is pleading with the National Football League to resist any attempt to make a new rule forcing players to stand during the national anthem.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) believes quarterback Colin Kaepernick is still deserving of being in the NFL. Based on talent alone, Rubio told TMZ Sports, “[T]here aren’t 63 better quarterbacks in the world,” which would leave the free agent with at least a backup

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft is the next to be deposed as Colin Kaepernick continues to push his collusion case through the adjudication process, according to Pro Football Talk.

As the 2018 campaign season gets underway, Politico notes that some Republican candidates are still using anthem-kneeling former NFL player Colin Kaepernick and his protests as a campaign issue.

The Philadelphia Eagles are set to celebrate their Super Bowl championship with a visit to the White House on June 5, according to Sporting News.

Former Houston Texans running back Arian Foster says he was not surprised by Texans Owner Bob McNair’s “inmates” comment. On the contrary, Foster believes that’s how NFL owners “view the players anyway.”

Denver Broncos General Manager John Elway, was deposed by Colin Kaepernick’s attorney’s for one hour on Tuesday, as a part of the former quarterback’s collusion grievance against the NFL.

Rocker Lenny Kravitz included images of NFL Players such as Colin Kaepernick taking a knee to protest the country in a graphic and politically charged new music video for his latest protest song aimed at terrorism and racism.

The latest depositions in Colin Kaepernick’s collusion grievance against the NFL, come from the last and only team to show serious interest in hiring him.

Calling it “hollow,” ESPN host Jemele Hill slammed President Trump’s decision to invite Colin Kaepernick to a race summit in Washington.

The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is set to file two grievances with the NFL, over the league’s national anthem protest policies.

Still looking for a satisfactory policy on player protests during the playing of the national anthem, the NFL may be about ready to leave the decision over the protests to the individual teams.

President Trump has reportedly agreed to invite NFL anthem-protesting quarterback Colin Kaepernick and hip-hop star Kanye West, to an upcoming summit on issues of race.

San Francisco 49er Eric Reid has now filed a grievance against the NFL alleging that the owners have colluded to keep him on the sidelines.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is pleading for “respect for everyone’s opinions,” after speaking out about the anti-American protests spreading across the National Football League.

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft referred to President Trump as “divisive,” in a closed-door meeting about NFL anthem protests last year.

A new report reveals some of what was said among 30 members of the National Football League, at the secretive 2017 emergency meeting to discuss what to do about the growing player protests during the playing of the national anthem.

ESPN writer and left-wing activist Jemele Hill, is featured prominently in the Essence magazine list of the “Woke 100 Women” in the black community.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Pete Carroll said Monday the Seattle Seahawks have not closed the door on the possibility of adding Colin Kaepernick to their roster, but how much further they pursue it may depend on the upcoming NFL draft.

It’s not often that the New York Times buries a quote of someone using vulgarity to disparage President Trump, but they did just that in a recent column about the Eagles upcoming trip to the White House.

ESPN host Jemele Hill is now advocating for Adidas to give Colin Kaepernick an endorsement deal, regardless of whether an NFL team signs him for the 2018 season.

AMSTERDAM (AP) – Amnesty International gave former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday for his kneeling protest of racial injustice that launched a sports movement and might have cost him his job.

Head Coach Pete Carroll is the latest Seattle Seahawks official to assure fans that Colin Kaepernick is still in the running to join the team.

Radio hosts Joe Madison and Stephen A. Smith, think that QB/activist Colin Kaepernick remains unsigned because he hurts ticket sales.

NFL activist and Players Coalition leader Malcolm Jenkins, thinks that the authorities are “trying to make an example” of fellow anthem protester Michael Bennett, by indicting him for pushing an elderly female security guard.

Sportswear giant Adidas has promised to sign Colin Kaepernick to an endorsement deal, but only if an NFL team signs him first, according to reports.

Some might find it odd for a person to travel the country with his legal team to depose the NFL commissioner, while seeking a job in the NFL.

Seattle Seahawks insiders are insisting that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is not out of the running for  job, despite the team’s recent signing of backup quarterback Austin Davis.

A woman invited to sing that national anthem at an upcoming Reno Aces baseball game, has turned down the offer saying she will not sing until the team respects the fans’ Second Amendment rights.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was the latest to be deposed in national anthem protester Colin Kaepernick’s grievance case filed against the NFL, sources say.

The Seattle Seahawks has signed a new quarterback only a day after news broke that the team canceled a meeting with national anthem protest inventor Colin Kaepernick.