Taking a knee: two years on, where does the NFL stand?

On August 26, it will be exactly two years since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick divided the United States when he took a knee during the national anthem. 

As the NFL preseason gets underway, players, owners and fans still remain unclear on where the league officially stands on the issue, with commissioner Roger Goodell announcing in July that 'no new rules relating to the anthem will be issued or enforced for the next several weeks'. 

That decision has stoked further fury on both sides of the divisive debate, from Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and US president Donald Trump.

'This is shameful moral weakness' - an open letter to the NFL's owners

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