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Yelich elaborates on national anthem tweet
- Updated: September 13, 2016
ATLANTA — Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich on Monday explained his tweet from Sunday night when he was critical of one of four Miami Dolphins players for kneeling during the national anthem prior to their game against the Seattle Seahawks.
Yelich doesn’t take issue with the message the NFL players are making to improve racial equality, but he disagrees with their method.
“I don’t disagree with the message that they’re trying to get across,” Yelich said at Turner Field before Miami faced the Braves on Monday. “I agree that there needs to be change in this country. I actually agree with them with what they are protesting. I disagree on how they’re going about it, as do a lot of people in this country.”
At the Dolphins’ game, Arian Foster, Jelani Jenkins, Kenny Stills and Michael Thomas each took a knee for the anthem.
On Sunday, Yelich retweeted a video of Stills dropping a likely touchdown pass and wrote: “Too worried about kneeling …
