15 players ruining the NFL with their anti-America protests

7. Brandon Marshall

Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall was the first to take the protest from the pre-season games to a regular season game. Marshall and Kaepernick are good friends and both attended the University of Nevada together.

“I’m not against the military. I’m not against the police or America,” Marshall said. “I’m against social injustice. Kap, he’s using his platform how he wants to use it, to reach the masses. We have freedom of speech. But then we use our platform, and we get bashed for it. It’s almost like they want us to only go with the grain. And once we go against the grain, it’s an issue.”

And boy did Marshall get bashed! He learned that freedom goes both ways. One of his sponsorship contracts was terminated because of his participation in the protests. CenturyLink, a Colorado credit union, released one of the best reactions to all of this:

“While we acknowledge Brandon’s right, we also believe that whatever issues we face, we also occasionally must stand together to show our allegiance to our common bond as a nation. In our view, the national anthem is one of those moments. For this reason, while we wish Brandon the best this season, we are politely terminating our agreement with him.”

And that’s not all! Marshall was a spokesman for Air Academy Federal Credit Union. The operative word being “was:”

Shine sweet freedom!