Baker Mayfield is going to kneel with his teammates during the national anthem this coming season out of respect for the Black Lives Matter movement and police brutality protests.
Mayfield made the revelation during an Instagram post of a workout video. He was asked in the comments if he was going to kneel.
And the Browns quarterback doesn’t care if fans don’t like it.
Mayfield later explained his stance in the comment,
“Everybody so upset about my comment doesn’t understand the reasoning behind kneeling in the first place … Nate (Boyer) and Kap (Colin Kaepernick) came to an agreement that kneeling was the most respectful way to support our military while also standing up for equality.
“I have the utmost respect for our military, cops, and people that serve OUR country. It’s about equality and everybody being treated the same because we are all human. It’s been ignored for too long and that is my fault as well for not becoming more educated and staying silent.
“If I lose fans, that’s okay. I’ve always spoken my mind. And that’s from the heart.”
