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Marshawn Lynch Sports 'Everybody Vs Trump' T-Shirt Before Game Against Broncos

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October 2, 2017

Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch showed up for his game Sunday against the Denver Broncos wearing a t-shirt that read, "Everybody vs. Trump."

Lynch, a five-time Pro Bowler nicknamed "Beast Mode," also sat during the national anthem, as has been his habit. Sports Illustrated reported that Raiders staff surrounded and obscured Lynch during the anthem's playing.

The gesture came a week after teams across the league engaged in protests or acts of solidarity in response to President Donald Trump's attacks on players who kneel or fail to stand during the national anthem.

Trump touched off a firestorm last month when he said owners should fire "son of a bitch" players who do not show respect for the American flag, and he has repeatedly tweeted or spoken about the issue since.

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The NFL protests, which began last year when then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem to draw attention to police brutality, were far more limited on Sunday, The Ringer reports:

The demonstrations on Sunday were much more limited than in Week 3, but many teams still took some form of action. The Saints, Jaguars, Ravens, and Steelers kneeled before the national anthem at their games. Miami players Kenny Stills, Michael Thomas, and Julius Thomas all kneeled during the anthem in London. Titans receiver Rishard Matthews stayed in the locker room for the anthem, and a few of his teammates—Jurrell Casey, Wesley Woodyard, Brian Orakpo, and DaQuan Jones—raised their fists as the anthem concluded. Several other players on the Bills, Lions, Rams, and Browns, also took part in protests during the anthem, either by kneeling or raising a fist. Players on the Vikings, Cowboys, Bengals, Texans, Panthers, and Patriots all stood for the anthem, and some linked arms.

Cam Newton, after a score in the fourth quarter against the Patriots, raised a fist, seemingly in protest.

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