Frost Reports

Over the past few weeks our nation’s media has been entirely engrossed in the public protests of professional athletes. Athletes in leagues such as the NFL (National Football League), NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League), and NBA (National Basketball Association) have started taking a public stance (or should I say seat) towards the profuse and still rising amount of social injustices taking place within the Unites States.

The protests began during the NFL preseason, when 49ers back up quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose to sit during the playing of the national anthem prior to the start of the game. Since this initial protest during the preseason, Colin Kaepernick has continued to refuse to stand while the national anthem plays before football games. Kaepernick’s protests have obviously sparked extraordinary outrage, but the quarterback has also seen quite a bit of support. Fellow NFL players such as, Arian Foster, Michael Thomas, Kenny Stills, and…

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