President Donald Trump says he doesn't think Nike's endorsement deal with Colin Kaepernick is appropriate.
Trump has repeatedly criticized Kaepernick and other NFL players after they started kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality.
Nike this week unveiled an endorsement deal with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who also narrates a new 'Just Do It' ad.
At his Montana rally on Thursday night, Trump responded to Nike's new ad featuring Kaepernick.
'I don't like what Nike did. I don't think it's appropriate what they did,' Trump said in a Fox News interview before the rally.
President Donald Trump says he doesn't think Nike's endorsement deal with Colin Kaepernick is appropriate repeatedly criticizing him for kneeling during the national anthem
Nike this week unveiled an endorsement deal with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who also narrates a new 'Just Do It' ad
'I honor the flag. I honor our national anthem and most of the people in this country feel the same way.'
Trump's comments came just as the NFL opened its new season.
Eagles players all stood for the national anthem, including regular protesters Malcolm Jenkins and Michael Bennett, ahead of the season opener between Philadelphia and Atlanta.
Neither visibly protested during the Star-Spangled Banner, despite on previous occasions having knelt or stayed off the field to protest social injustice and racial inequality.
They have been among the most vocal protesters since Kaepernick began similar demonstrations in 2016 by kneeling during the anthem.
The anthem came just moments before Nike ran the new commercial featuring Kaepernick after making him the face of its 30th anniversary 'Just Do It' campaign.
Jenkins stood with teammates while Bennett wandered behind them near the Eagles bench and adjusted his equipment.
No Falcons players were absent from the sideline and none has protested in the recent past.
All the Eagles players stood for the Star Spangled Banner on Thursday night, with two regular protesters choosing not to kneel
The anthem has been a particularly thorny issue for the NFL, especially with President Trump urging owners to bench or fire players who demonstrate.
The Nike advert highlighting the former 49ers quarterback locked in a grievance with the league aired during the first ad break in the third quarter of the Eagles-Falcons game.
A person familiar with the situation said Kaepernick was watching the ad's first television airing on NBC at an event held at Nike's world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.
Still, some attendees posted accounts of the visit on social media, including video of Kaepernick speaking to a crowd Thursday several hours before the ad aired.
'You have to think beyond what you see around you,' said Kaepernick, who hasn't spoken to the media publicly since opting out of his contract with San Francisco and becoming a free agent in 2017.
'You have to see the future that you believe in and that you want not just for yourself but all the people you see globally,' he said.
Kaepernick was the first NFL player to regularly kneel during the anthem, and is pictured on October 2, 2016, before a game in Santa Clara, California
Kaepernick's deal with Nike for the 30th anniversary of the 'Just Do It' campaign was the most polarizing issue in sports this week, prompting heated debate on several topics including athletes protesting social injustice and Nike wading into political waters.
Some fans responded to Kaepernick's sponsorship deal by cutting or burning gear with Nike's signature swoosh logo.
Others argued the backlash and calls for a Nike boycott showed how debate has morphed beyond how to react to athletes trying to highlight issues like racial inequality and police shootings of unarmed minorities.
Players who have taken part int he kneeling protests say their message has been misconstrued into something against the American flag or the military.
The league and players union still haven't resolved whether players will be punished this season if they choose to kneel or demonstrate during the anthem.
Owners approved a policy requiring players to stand if they are on the sideline during the anthem, allowing them to stay off the field if they wish.
But the league and union put that on hold after the Miami Dolphins faced backlash for classifying the protests as conduct potentially detrimental to the team - putting players at risk of fines or suspensions.
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Main photo article President Donald Trump says he doesn’t think Nike’s endorsement deal with Colin Kaepernick is appropriate.
Trump has repeatedly criticized Kaepernick and other NFL players after they started kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality.
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Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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