This is what he said: “During the national anthem…the song that is about our country, our veterans that fight and die for us, it's just something I feel you shouldn't disrespect that way,” he said. "I believe people have the right to protest; I just don't believe that's the proper venue for it.”
I don't have an issue with what he said or did.
People buy tickets to watch a game.
People don't give a rat's patootie about what players think, feel, or care about.
It's grandstanding... or grand kneeling and won't accomplish anything positive wrt changing anything.