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Baltimore Ravens players, including former player Ray Lewis, kneel during the playing of the U.S. national anthem before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London, Sept. 24.
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They Took a Knee

This weekend, a series of taunting messages from the president led to a widescale protest among players—in the NFL, and beyond.