cheerleader kneeling

Military planes fly over Levi's Stadium on Thursday during the playing of the national anthem. A cheerleader took a knee during the pre-game anthem, and may be the first NFL cheerleader to do so.

NFL Cheerleader Kneels During National Anthem

3:28pm November 02, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The cheerleader may be the first NFL squad member to take a knee, a move that football players have used to protest racial inequality and police brutality.