Will we see players kneel?

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When the fans stop talking, eating, drinking, walking around, yelling before the end of the anthem maybe I would worry more about the quiet kneeling of the players. Why is what the players are doing is disrespectful, when at least they have a stated purpose when what the fans are doing is not? Do any of you stand with your hand over your heart when you hear the anthem when you are in the concourse or even when you are watching on tv. Respect is not reserved for when you are in public or in the actual presence of the flag.
We do not play the anthem and require a public display of patriotism for any other entertainment or employment activity. I suspect the players in a symphony are just as patriotic and they come with their own instruments to play the song but we don't ask them to play the anthem or stand for a flag display. In reality, most players and fans tolerate the whole pre-game simply because it means the game is finally ready to start.
The whole pre-game is now more about how each team and owner can out "American" each other. Bigger and more extravagant flag displays, more soldiers and first responders, more heart wrenching military reunions. It is far more about the spectacle than actual patriotism.
If you kept watching when for the last year other players knelt, then it is rather hypocritical to say you won't watch now because your team or more players are involved now. Nothing has changed but the numbers.