9/8/2016 5:43 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
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Ladies and gentlemen, meet your first regular season National Anthem protester … Brandon Marshall of the Broncos.
The Super Bowl champs’ star linebacker followed Colin Kaepernick‘s lead and took a knee during the Star Spangled Banner Thursday night in Denver during the league’s kickoff game.
The Broncos almost immediately released a statement, saying … “While we encourage members of our organization to stand during the National Anthem, we understand and respect it being a personal decision.”
As we’ve reported … Kaepernick’s movement has been spreading.
It’s just the first game. Sunday should be interesting.
