This can be taken 2 ways.

1 #takingtheknee means they will instantly be retired, and #cantbreath
or
2 they have so much guts they are heroes to the sport.

“Players must be retired for at least five years before they can be considered for induction” into the NFL hall of fame.

Instant heroes

Always happy for anyone to kneel and raise awareness against injustice everywhere. #MLKJr #TakingTheKnee #CivilRightsMovement

Goodbye #Coke Zero. As much as I enjoy your taste, your taste in #takingtheknee to a dictator wannabe tells me that I do not want to support you financially anymore. Anyone got suggestions for a good #woke diet soft drink to support? #BoycottCocaCola

Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them. To avoid retribution, big firms agreed to provide free legal services for uncontroversial causes. To the White House, that could mean negotiating trade deals — or even defending the president and his ...

Are they fascism-friendly fools? Whatever Trump touches dies. The include Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; and Willkie Farr & Gallagher #compromised #tainted #unstrustworthy #credibility #USA #takingtheknee www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...

We never forgot Collin #boycotttheSB #takeaknee #takingtheknee #kaepernick #protest #resist

Et tu, Google?! @googlesearch.bsky.social ?! #takingtheknee #kissingthering

Still... I'm #TakingTheKnee on this one, siding with
Colin Kaepernick and #BLM.
And... I don't approve of Musk's Gender affirming care... the botox & hair transplant are tacky and don't compensate for his bad personality. All the cosmetics and supplements can't make up for his inner ugliness.

If you're trying to discredit #takingtheknee by claiming it's all a marxist conspiracy..... you're either excusing or enabling racism. Or you're a racist.

Tory MP to boycott England games in row over taking the knee Lee Anderson says team risks alienating fans as Southgate says players ‘more determined than ever’

Why is taking the knee so offensive? If football wants to rid itself from racism then Lee Anderson MP (massive prick) boycotting it is probably a good thing along with those 'traditional' fan. #takingtheknee #England #EURO2020 #racism

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I wonder how many conservatives currently hyperventilating about #TakingTheKnee have no problems with Johnny Cash's "The Man In Black".