Arguments Against Pro Athletes

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Imagine you are a football player on the field or you are standing on the bleachers. One game you feel confident because you are the one standing tall. If you are in the field and you are the only one standing, what would you do or say? If you are on the bleachers standing tall and you saw one of the football players kneeling what would you think? Studies have shown that this has happened way too often. Therefore, people shouldn’t be able to kneel during the national anthem. Pro athletes have gone too far because they should be standing tall. According to the article, “If famous athletes want to make a difference, there are better ways than protesting the national anthem” (Matthews). Pro athletes should be standing tall and honoring the flag,

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