If kneel they must, and want a solution that does not anger the fans.......
then......
perhaps they should kneel in every formation for every play... both, the team on offense and the team on defense.
Even for kickoffs and for punts and field goals and extra points... everyone should kneel.
Perhaps the name of the game should be changed too. To something like, “kneel ball”.
It had pretty much devolved into Rollerball before any of this kneeling stuff ever appeared.