After Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall joined the protest against the national anthem in the United States, he faced some backlash.
Stephen Kurtis Martin, the owner of a local franchise, Prime Time Sports, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, canceled a scheduled event that featured the linebacker and would have involved him signing autographs.
Martin said that while he respects Marshall’s freedom of expression and even agrees that his concerns should be addressed, he questions his method.
Marshall knelt again during the national anthem during last Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The decision has been costly, with two sponsors deciding to drop him. One of his former sponsors, CenturyLink, issued a statement, saying that “whatever issues we face, we also occasionally must stand together to show our allegiance to our common bond as a nation.”
