--- title: National Anthem: Trump Criticizes Miami Dolphins NFL Protest description: President Donald Trump criticized Miami Dolphins football players who took a knee or raised their fist in protest during the national anthem canonical: https://time.com/5363829/president-trump-nfl-take-knee-miami-dolphins/ author: Billy Perrigo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-10T13:23:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T21:07:12.905Z article:section: Sports og:title: Trump Renews His Attacks on Protesting NFL Players og:description: 'Stand proudly for your national anthem or be suspended without pay' og:url: https://time.com/5363829/president-trump-nfl-take-knee-miami-dolphins/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d9e0d965c467ff3/69893778096a9485e96a327b/gettyimages-1014169136.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Tampa Bay at Miami og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Renews His Attacks on Protesting NFL Players twitter:description: 'Stand proudly for your national anthem or be suspended without pay' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d9e0d965c467ff3/69893778096a9485e96a327b/gettyimages-1014169136.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Stand Proudly' or 'Be Suspended Without Pay.' 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Kaepernick, currently not signed by any NFL team, is pursuing a collusion case against the NFL, claiming he was blacklisted by team owners over his protests. The protests have been controversial, with some defending players’ right to free speech while others arguing the gridiron isn’t the place for political demonstrations. Kaepernick on Friday tweeted about the Dolphins players — Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn — who engaged in the protests Thursday. “My brother \[Stills\] continued his protest of systemic oppression tonight by taking a knee,” Kaepernick tweeted on Thursday. “Albert Wilson joined him in protest. Stay strong brothers!” > [](https://twitter.com/Kaepernick7/status/1027726100636553216) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5363829/president-trump-nfl-take-knee-miami-dolphins/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5363829/president-trump-nfl-take-knee-miami-dolphins/"},"headline":"'Stand Proudly' or 'Be Suspended Without Pay.' 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