Houston Texans’ General Manager and Head Coach, Bill O’Brien, stated that he would be kneeling during the national anthem in the upcoming season of NFL. Bill O’Brien added that he would be kneeling to protest racial inequality and police brutality.

Colin Kaepernick first started this practice of kneeling during the national anthem in the 2016 NFL preseason. At that time, Kaepernick was playing for San Francisco 49ers.

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Talking to Houston Chronicle, Bill O’Brien stated he would be kneeling during the national anthem. He added that the players have a right to protest. O’Brien added that they have the right to be heard.

“Yeah, I’ll take a knee. I’m all for it,” Bill O’Brien told the Houston Chronicle.

Many condemn this sign of protest, they argue that it is disrespectful to the national flag. The Texans’ GM explains that the logic behind kneeling during the national anthem has nothing to do with the national flag.

He claims that they’re taking a knee because they haven’t been treated equally in this country for over 400 years.

O’Brien and co-owner Cal McNair along with several players had attended George Floyd’s funeral.

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Earlier, O’Brien had opened up to the media about Floyd’s death and the state of race relations in the country. He stated that unity and brotherhood is the need of the hour.

“We all have to stand up and understand that what is going on in this country right now is wrong,” said O’Brien.

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O’Brien mentioned that he thinks the Texans’ organization, led by the McNair family, is, “trying to find ways to fight racial injustice in this country.” He also added that we had enough and it is time to speak up as a reputed team in NFL history.