Should Professional Athletes Use Their Status

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Should professional athletes use their status to share their outlooks on event taking place? Some people believe that athletes should use their status to protest events. The professional athletes should not use their status to share their opinions on events going on in today’s world. When athletes take a stand using their status, they are hurting our country and acting insensibly. For example, some athletes take their opinions too far. “National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick began refusing to stand for the national anthem”(Wendel, 1). Kaepernick is protesting his country, even though America has made progress toward a more perfect nation.IN additions, there are more sophisticated ways of making a difference. “Both Kaepernick

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