After a late summer and fall 2016 filled with news of athletes kneeling or sitting in protest during the national anthem, the issue seemed to be moved to the back burner in the daily news cycle. Only one notable soccer player took part, USWNT member Megan Rapinoe, who at the time said it was to bring awareness to LGBTQ issues. National anthem protests were a controversial event, with any message lost in the debate over whether a player should be allowed to do it in the first place. When the fervor died down, little seemed changed, with locker rooms and fanbases further divided.
What if the Switchbacks knelt?
