High School Football Coach Kicks 2 Players Off Team for National Anthem Protest

High School Football Coach Kicks 2 Players Off Team for National Anthem Protest
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Two high school students were kicked off their football team for holding an NFL-style protest during the national anthem.

Larry McCullough, 18, and his cousin Cedric Ingram, 16, were told to return their uniforms by coach Ronnie Ray Mitchem after their protest. The Victory & Praise Christian Academy football team is not associated with any particular high school, but accepts high school-aged teens who are homeschooled or attend a school without a football team, ABC13 reported.
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