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NFL Players Protest After Team Owner Calls Them “Inmates Running the Prison”

HeadlineOct 30, 2017

In sports news, dozens of members of the Houston Texans NFL team took a knee or sat during the playing of the national anthem ahead of a game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, following disparaging remarks by billionaire team owner Bob McNair. The demonstration came after ESPN reported McNair complained to other team owners about player protests against racial injustice and police brutality during a meeting last week, saying, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison.” McNair later apologized for the comment. Bob McNair is a major supporter of Donald Trump, who helped fund his campaign and gave $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee.

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