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Ron Martz: Players can kneel if they want; I’ll turn my back on NFL
League’s response to anthem protests is its latest example of hypocrisy driven by greed
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Members of the Cleveland Browns take a knee during the national anthem before the Sept. 24 NFL game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis. (Michael Conroy) - photo by Associated Press
For the remainder of the football season I am going to kneel, lock arms with myself and turn my back on the National Football League. I will kneel not in support of the protesting players, but in remembrance of my uncle Eugene Acker, who died at the age of 19 in World War II during the Battle of the Bulge so the players can protest.