New York Giants Who Protested the National Anthem
Defense:
WEEK 17:
In the last game of the regular season, Olivier Vernon kneeled in protest during the National Anthem.
WEEK 16:
Olivier Vernon once again kneeled in protest during the National Anthem this week.
WEEK 15:
Olivier Vernon once again kneeled in protest during the National Anthem. Vernon has been the only player on the Giants in many weeks to protest alone.
WEEK 14:
Olivier Vernon once again kneeled in protest during the National Anthem.
WEEK 13:
Olivier Vernon again kneeled in protest during the National Anthem.
WEEK 12:
Olivier Vernon again kneeled in protest during the National Anthem as he had in previous weeks.
WEEK 11:
Olivier Vernon once again kneeled during the National Anthem as he had in previous weeks.
WEEK 10:
Olivier Vernon again kneeled during the National Anthem. This was the week that the NFL was supposed to honor Veterans Day.
WEEK 9:
Olivier Vernon of the New York Giants was the only player this week to kneel in protest during the National Anthem.
WEEK 7:
Olivier Vernon knelt in protest for the National Anthem, while still in injured reserve.
WEEK 5:
Olivier Vernon knelt during the National Anthem, while Keenan Robinson raised his fist over their heads in the "black power" sign during the National Anthem.
WEEK 4:
4 New York Giants protested during the National Anthem in week 4: Olivier Vernon kneeled during the National Anthem, while Landon Collins, Keenan Robinson, and Damon Harrison all held their fists over their heads in the "black power" sign during the National Anthem. Harrison and Collins had only kneeled during the previous week.
WEEK 3:
3 New York Giants players kneeled in protest of the National Anthem for the first time this season: Damon Harrison, Olivier Vernon, and Landon Collins. The large week 3 protests were in response to President Donald Trump's criticism of NFL players sitting and kneeling in protest during the National Anthem - a disrespect of the nation and those who fought and died for it.
