A's Mark Canha 'Sometimes Wishes He Would've Knelt' With Bruce Maxwell (via NBCSAuthentic)
When A's catcher Bruce Maxwell knelt during the playing of the national anthem in 2017 to protest police brutality and institutional racism, outfielder Mark Canha was always there placing his hand on Maxwell's shoulder.his teammate in exercising his right to peaceful protest, following in the footsteps of former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who started taking a knee during the anthem in 2016.
"I kind of felt the same way as Bruce but I give credit to Bruce for having the courage to do it," Canha continued."There's a lot of reasons I didn't kneel. Sometimes I wish that I had knelt. I'm unsure -- I don't think I would kneel this year. I just went up to the team and Bruce and said, 'Hey, I'm not really sure about kneeling but I want to support you and I want to put my hand on your shoulder when you're doing it.
"I'd like to see ownership and stuff come out and address it directly, the kneeling that is," Canha said."Just how they feel about it. Major League Baseball and certain teams have come out and voice their support against systematic injustice. Which is huge, that's awesome.
"Absolutely, I'd welcome it," Canha said."This is a constitutional right we are talking about. We're talking about free speech, freedom to protest. This is absolutely something that cannot be discouraged or condemned. It's your constitutional right and you have every right to do so. I think we will look back at Bruce Maxwell and say he got a lot of criticism and blowback on social media and such and that was wrong.
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