Detroit Lions' Akeem Spence Says His Anthem Protest Cost His Father Work
by Patrick Redford from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#33J58)
Before Sunday's Falcons-Lions game, eight Lions players took a knee during the national anthem. Defensive tackle Akeem Spence was among them, and today he said his father, who's a contractor, was denied a job because of the demonstration.