Originally Posted by kane

NFL players have the constitutional right to protest the anthem if they wish. The government cannot stop them from doing so nor can the government arrest them for doing so. However, the NFL is not required to employ them or accommodate them so if they do it, and they end up in a place like Kap where nobody wants to hire them, then that is the price they are paying for their actions.

Free speech is guaranteed in this country, but it is not absolute.