{"id":2288488,"date":"2024-07-03T09:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T13:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-andy-reid-suspend-players-for-kneeling-during-anthem\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T09:28:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T13:28:01","slug":"fact-check-did-andy-reid-suspend-players-for-kneeling-during-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-andy-reid-suspend-players-for-kneeling-during-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Andy Reid Suspend Players For Kneeling During Anthem?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-andy-reid-suspend-players-for-kneeling-during-anthem%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2288488&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The post \u200bshared on social media\u200c claiming that Kansas City\u200b Chiefs&#8217; head \u200ccoach Andy Reid suspended three players for\u2062 kneeling \u2062during the National Anthem is false. The claim originated from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">fact-check<\/a>-was-a-man-who-self-identifies-as-a-deer-accidentally-shot-by-hunters\/&#8221; title=&#8221;FACT CHECK: Was A Man Who \u2018Self-Identifies As A Deer\u2019 Accidentally Shot By Hunters?&#8221;>satirical website<\/a>. The fact check confirmed that this information is not true. Please be cautious and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pbs-puts-inflammatory-rhetoric-warning-below-stream-of-trump-speech\/\" title=\"PBS warns of &#039;inflammatory rhetoric&#039; in Trump speech stream.\">fact-check information<\/a> before sharing it on social media to avoid \u200dspreading false\u200d information. Misinformation on social media can spread quickly,\u200b so it \u200dis important to verify\u2063 the credibility of sources before sharing any information.\u200b In this case, the claim about Andy Reid\u2063 suspending players for kneeling during the National\u2062 Anthem \u2064is unfounded and has been debunked. It is always best \u2062to consult reliable sources and fact-check before sharing \u2062any\u2063 information online.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" tabindex=\"1\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-owns=\":1ic\" aria-controls=\":1ic\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02D9Ta1nKtxHDKb9rCTv3A5FRQLseCwUV7k4iUTSDhjbJXgQmdBJsK8iEuNqtnQGYbl&#038;id=61558566207580\">shared on social media<\/a> purports that Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 head coach Andy Reid suspended three players for kneeling during the National Anthem.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim stems from a satirical website.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Child of former NFL player Daniel Muir, Bryson Muir, is missing, local news outlet<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsaz.com\/2024\/07\/01\/14-year-old-son-former-nfl-player-missing-believed-be-endangered\/\">WSAZ 3<\/a><span> <\/span>reported. The child went missing after leaving his grandmother\u2019s house on June 16 and has not been seen since, but his grandmother believes his parents are abusing him.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on Facebook alleges that coach Reid took action against players for protesting the anthem. The post shows a photo of the coach with a smaller image of Kaepernick in the corner.<\/p>\n<p>The caption reads, \u201cChiefs\u2019 Coach Andy Reid Draws Line, Fires 3 Top Players For Anthem Kneeling: \u2018Stand for the Game, Not Against the Anthem.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. The claim stems from a satirical news outlet called<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacexmania.com\/chiefs-coach-andy-reid-draws-line-fires-3-top-players-for-anthem-kneeling-stand-for-the-game-not-against-the-anthem1444\/\">SpaceXMania<\/a>. The article claims that three top players were removed for their protests.<\/p>\n<p>The<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacexmania.com\/disclaimer\/\">website<\/a><span> <\/span>features a Disclaimer that identifies the site as parody, \u201cThese articles are meant to be humorous and are often entirely made up. We make no claim that the information presented in these articles is true or accurate.\u201d Furthermore, There is no such<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiefs.com\/news\/\">announcement<\/a><span> <\/span>from the Chiefs that anyone was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-says-groomer-is-an-anti-lgbtq-slur\/\" title=\"CNN Says &quot;Groomer&quot; Is an Anti-LGBTQ Slur\">suspended recently<\/a> for protesting.  <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/26\/fact-check-did-caitlin-clark-turn-down-offer-from-nike\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Did Caitlin Clark Turn Down Offer From Nike?)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation surrounding sports has been shared online. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/02\/fact-check-no-travis-kelce-did-not-make-post-accusing-trump-of-b-behavior\/\">debunked<\/a> a claim Travis Kelce accused former President Trump of \u201cb**** behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post falsely claims that Kansas City Chiefs&#8217; head coach Andy Reid suspended three players for kneeling during the National Anthem. The claim originated from a satirical website and is not true. Instead, local news reports that the child of former NFL player Daniel Muir, Bryson Muir, is missing. The post alleging coach Reid&#8217;s actions against players for protesting the anthem is inaccurate and comes from a satirical news outlet. There has been no official announcement from the Chiefs regarding any recent suspensions for protesting. This misinformation is not the first time false information about sports has been shared online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1245,"featured_media":2288489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Andy_Reid-1-e1580401817484.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33762,33763,7215],"class_list":["post-2288488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-andy-reid","tag-national-anthem","tag-nfl"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Andy_Reid-1-e1580401817484.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}