Division III Albright cuts player for kneeling during anthem

Betallsports · Oct 11, 2017

READING, Pa. (AP) -- A backup quarterback for Division III Albright College in Pennsylvania has been cut for kneeling during the national anthem.Sophomore Gyree Durante took a knee before Saturday's game. He says he was "taught you fight for what you believe in and you don't bow to anyone."

Professional and college football players and athletes in other sports have been kneeling or protesting during the anthem. The movement was started by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick last season over his view of police mistreatment of black males.
The school says Durante was cut because he violated a team decision to show unity by kneeling during the coin toss, but standing during the anthem.

The school says the players understood there could be consequences for anyone that didn't support the team's decision.

HacheMan · Oct 11, 2017

Looks like ppl everywhere have finally had enough.

You keep poking someone in the chest, and eventually that person says enough us enough & they poke you back...

HamGlaze · Oct 12, 2017

The anthem is no place for that nonsense.

Unfortunately more athletes will be just as defiant and meet the same fate.

I don't really care what an athlete does in the approximate 167 hours and 56 1/2 minutes in between game day anthems to express their protest. Just don't reserve that weekly 3 1/2 minutes of time just to dishonor those who've fought and died for us to have the privilege of living in the greatest country on earth. This bullshit nonsense infestation will be defeated and rightfully shamed for what it is. In their own peril the ignorant cause will perish.

KennyB · Oct 12, 2017

I really hope this shit stops and we don't see this at the college, high school and pop warner level.

Kim Il Sung · Oct 12, 2017

I still don't get this kneeling crap.

social injustice? How? These fools have far
mire rights than they should and have more opportunity to succeed and not he a gangbamger thug than ever. More opportunities than whites.

the more u give them, the more they want. I would have never
let this get this far out of hand.