NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown Says He‘d ’Never Kneel' During National Anthem

Former Cleveland Browns running back and National Football League Hall of Famer Jim Brown watches the action from the sidelines prior to the start of the preseason game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on Aug. 9, 2014. Leon Halip/Getty Images

NFL Hall of Famer and civil rights champion Jim Brown is the latest high-profile figure to weigh in on the controversial anthem protests, saying that he would “never kneel” during the National Anthem.

Brown, considered the greatest NFL player of all time, said, “I’ll never kneel and I will always respect the flag,“ before the HBO premiere of ”Hard Knocks,” reported Fox News.