NFL star Mike Evans kneels during anthem to protest Donald Trump

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | November 13, 2016 | Matt Young

[artichokegrower]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans, who starred at Texas A&M and Galveston Ball High School, took a knee during the National Anthem before Sunday's game, but he didn't do it for the same reason as some other players in the NFL.

Evans explained after the game that he kneeled during the anthem for the first time this season because Donald Trump has been elected president.

[tumblindice]

Attenchun horr.

[Deplorable American1776]

7up is not owned by PepsiCo, it is bottled at some Pepsi bottlers...7up is owned by 7up/Dr. Pepper group...

[Deplorable American1776]

I'm watching the Lightning..though Bettman took my favorite team...

Playing 'Brass Bonanza'...

[Deplorable American1776]

Yum Brands is not owned by Pepsi, they did, but they spun it off in 2000...

[Grampa Dave]

7 Up | PepsiCo | Brands | Behind the Brands

www.behindthebrands.org/en-us/brands/pepsico/7-up

7 Up is owned by PepsiCo. In the United States the 7 Up trademark is licensed to Dr. Pepper Snapple Group.

[datricker]

And I’ve been protesting the NFL by doing much better things with my life then watch their lame asses.

[UB355]

Hockey is right. I didn’t appreciate untill 3 of my grandchildren took it up.

[Mark]

Mikey, remember these words: “Would you like fries with that?”

[GOPJ]

Non-violent protest are fine... So is turning off the TV and bankrupting the NFL..

[Deplorable American1776]

Hmmmm...I was thinking Dr.Pepper Snapple owned 7up, didn’t think it was licensed to them...

[SweetPatriot84]

So do the Packers, but they haven’t had the same luck unfortunately.

[heights]

Haven’t watched a game this season, I am finished with it.

[donna]

Start the rumor that he's kneeling out of respect for Mr Trump.

[EliRoom8]

Good!!! It helps show how the NFL is more and more opposed to its fan base. CRUSH the NFL! DESTROY the NFL!

[FlingWingFlyer]

Too many concussions in the NFL. Time to shut that puppy down.

[Florida1181]

Good call. The Lightning are the real event in Tampa anyway. They are the team that consistently fills their building and puts a good product on the ice.

[upcountryhorseman]

football coaches should advise their players that
an unpatriotic display on the playing field will
not be allowed. this is probably why viewership
is dropping.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

A Tampa Bay Buccaneer’s player? More like a “Tampa Bay Bucholic cry baby”

[octex]

My Cowboys play the Bucs in December. Hope they remember the idiot’s name.

[Pollster1]

If that’s a thing now - insulting our flag, our parents and grandparents who died defending that flag in war, our country, and us - then the NFL is going to die a well-deserved death. Good riddance.