NFL Week 3 protests
The San Diego Chargers link arms during the national anthem in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at StubHub Center. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)After President Trump assailed professional athletes who ‘“take a knee,” many NFL players knelt or locked arms during the national anthem Sunday. The protests began as a way to call attention to police shootings of unarmed black men and to the Black Lives Matter movement. Live updates >>
A political statement is written on the shoe of Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters.
((Jae C. Hong / Associated Press))Tennessee Titans players walk to the field with arms linked after the national anthem had been played. From left: Delanie Walker, Marcus Mariota, Wesley Woodyard, Jurrell Casey and Brian Orakpo. (AP Photo/)
((James Kenney / Associated Press))Officials stand on the sideline before a game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Tennessee Titans. Neither team came out onto the field for the anthem.
((Mark Zaleski / Associated Press))Philadelphia Eagles players and owner Jeffrey Lurie link arms during the national anthem before a Sept. 24 game against the New York Giants in Philadelphia. Malcolm Jenkins, next to Lurie, raises his fist.
(Matt Rourke / AP)Denver Broncos tight end Virgil Green (85) gestures as teammate Max Garcia, left, takes a knee during the playing of the national anthem prior to an NFL game against the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 24.
(Adrian Kraus / Associated Press)Members of the Indianapolis Colts stand and kneel for the national anthem prior to the start of a Sept. 24 game against the Cleveland Browns at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
(Michael Reaves / Getty Images)Keenan Robinson (57) and Brandon Marshall (15) of the New York Giants link arms during the national anthem before their Sept. 24 game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
(Elsa / Getty Images)Several New England Patriots players kneel during the national anthem before a Sept. 24 game against the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass.
(Michael Dwyer / Associated Press)New England Patriots Tom Brady (12), Phillip Dorsett (13), Matthew Slater and David Harris link arms during the national anthem on Sept. 24. Coach Bill Belichick is at left.
(Steven Senne / AP)Mike Pennel (98) of the New York Jets locks arms with his teammates during the national anthem prior to the Sept. 24 game against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
(Al Bello / Getty Images)Buffalo Bills players take a knee during the playing of the national anthem prior to a Sept. 24 game against the Denver Broncos in Orchard Park, N.Y.
(Jeffrey T. Barnes / Associated Press)Members of the Houston Texans stand with arms locked during the national anthem before a Sept. 24 game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass.
(Steven Senne / Associated Press)The Pittsburgh Steelers’ side of the field is nearly empty during the playing of the national anthem before a Sept. 24 game against the Bears in Chicago. The Steelers players stayed in the locker room during the anthem as a protest.
((Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press))New Orleans Saints players sit on the bench during the national anthem before a Sept. 24 game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C.
((Bob Leverone / Associated Press))Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Mike Wallace, left, former player Ray Lewis, center, and inside linebacker C.J. Mosley kneel in protest during the national anthem before a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London on Sept. 24.
(Matt Dunham / Associated Press)Jacksonville Jaguars players kneel in protest during the national anthem at Wembley Stadium in London on Sept. 24.
(Tim Ireland / Associated Press)Baltimore Ravens players kneel in protest during the national anthem at Wembley Stadium in London on Sept. 24.
(Matt Dunham / Associated Press)Jacksonville Jaguars players protest during the national anthem before they play the Baltimore Ravens at Wembley Stadium in London on Sept. 24.
(Matthew Lewis / Getty Images)Baltimore Ravens players, including former player Ray Lewis, second from right, kneel in protest during the national anthem at Wembley Stadium in London on Sept. 24.
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