Philadelphia Eagles Get Horrible News When After Deciding To Join Colin Kaepernick This month, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has dominated headlines for refusing to stand for the national anthem before a game. Kaepernicks actions were quick to spark outrage, with many fans burning his jersey. But he has also gained the support of several football players and teams. The most recent team to join the protest is the Philadelphia Eagles, who intended to kneel during the nation anthem on Monday Night Football. Everybody wants to be a part of it and I feel like its no different on our team, Malcolm Jenkins, an Eagles safety, told a local radio station. We got guys, especially myself, who feel very strongly about the topic. Last week, we talked about doing some stuff, but we wanted to make sure we didnt do anything to take away from the folks, the families, that suffered from 9/11. We didnt want to mess with that day, so we left last week alone. But moving forward, Im sure there will be guys that will probably join in. Jenkins then went on to describe why he has decided to participate. For me, it has nothing to do with this country or the flag or the anthem in itself, Jenkins commented. Really, its just to continue to push for the conversation about social injustice. And thats a range of things from police brutality to wages and job opportunities to education. Its just a lot of thing systematically that have been set up in this country, since its inception, that really puts minorities, especially African-Americans, at a disadvantage, when youre talking about quality of life and actually growing in this country. Jenkins also added that Eagles players are hoping to keep that conversation going and push it to as many people as we can. I think every player has an opinion and definitely wants to share, use their stage to do better, he concluded. What do you think of Jenkins comments? Are you disappointed in the Eagles? 