The National Football League opens its season in cities across the United States this weekend. Fans will be cheering for their favorite teams and players during games Sunday and Monday. But many people will also be paying attention to what happens before the game. America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is played before many sporting events in the U.S. This has been the case for about 100 years. In most cases, fans and players stand up, look toward the flag, and sing the words to the song. But recently, one player has not done that. Colin Kaepernick is a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Kaepernick did not stand for the anthem before the San Francisco game on August 26. The game was an exhibition. The results do not count toward the teams’ standings. Colin Kaepernick said he chose not to stand as protest. He said he was objecting to the way black people and people of color are treated in the United States.
Title: American Athletes Protest National Anthem
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/anthem_protest.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='American Athletes Protest National Anthem' data-article-id='1859'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7979'>The National Football League opens its season in cities across the United States this weekend.</span> <span data-start-time='7979' data-end-time='16354'>Fans will be cheering for their favorite teams and players during games Sunday and Monday.</span> <span data-start-time='16354' data-end-time='23500'>But many people will also be paying attention to what happens before the game.</span> <span data-start-time='23500' data-end-time='33896'>America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is played before many sporting events in the U.S.</span> <span data-start-time='33896' data-end-time='38667'>This has been the case for about 100 years.</span> <span data-start-time='38667' data-end-time='48583'>In most cases, fans and players stand up, look toward the flag, and sing the words to the song.</span> <span data-start-time='48583' data-end-time='54438'>But recently, one player has not done that.</span> <span data-start-time='54438' data-end-time='60875'>Colin Kaepernick is a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.</span> <span data-start-time='60875' data-end-time='69771'>Kaepernick did not stand for the anthem before the San Francisco game on August 26.</span> <span data-start-time='69771' data-end-time='72938'>The game was an exhibition.</span> <span data-start-time='72938' data-end-time='78333'>The results do not count toward the teams’ standings.</span> <span data-start-time='78333' data-end-time='84833'>Colin Kaepernick said he chose not to stand as protest.</span> <span data-start-time='84833' data-end-time='94792'>He said he was objecting to the way black people and people of color are treated in the United States.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/anthem_protest.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7153 data-hint-location='72938' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/what_does_exhibition_mean.m4a'>What does exhibition mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a sporting event whose impact on the team's rankings is zero'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/a_sporting_event_whose_impact_on_the_teams_rankings_is_zero.m4a'><span>a sporting event whose impact on the team's rankings is zero</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/a_sporting_event_where_no_points_are_scored.m4a'><span>a sporting event where no points are scored</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/a_sporting_event_where_a_champion_is_crowned.m4a'><span>a sporting event where a champion is crowned</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/a_game_where_the_results_are_doubled.m4a'><span>a game where the results are doubled</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7154 data-hint-location='54438' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/what_sport_does_colin_kaepernick_play.m4a'>What sport does Colin Kaepernick play?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='football'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/basketball.m4a'><span>basketball</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/baseball.m4a'><span>baseball</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/hockey.m4a'><span>hockey</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/football.m4a'><span>football</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7155 data-hint-location='78333' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/colin_kaepernick_said_he_chose_not_to__blank__as_protest.m4a'>Colin Kaepernick said he chose not to <span class='blank'>stand</span> as protest.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='stand'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/lay_down.m4a'><span>lay down</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1371/stand.m4a'><span>stand</span></div><div class='choice' 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