Doreen St. Felix writes about football players taking a knee after Donald Trump blasted them in a speech. As more football players took a knee on Sunday, the specific, and polarizing, language of racial justice quickly receded from the conversation. read more
In American football, a quarterback kneel, also called taking a knee, genuflect offense, or victory formation occurs when the quarterback immediately kneels to the ground, ending the play on contact, after receiving the snap. read more
Most commonly, to"take a knee" refers to a play in American football. Also called the quarterback kneel, genuflect offense or victory formation, the maneuver results in the running out of the clock, thereby increasing the odds of victory for the leading team. read more
After a wave of players joined in on American football player Colin Kaepernick’s protest movement against police brutality last year — morphing the protest into something of direct resistance to Donald Trump after the president weighed in on the issue — the NFL has now announced that teams will be fined if players take a knee during the national anthem. read more