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A union that represents police officers in Florida’s Broward County
is canceling its participation in a discount ticket program with the
Miami Dolphins after several of the team’s players refused to stand
during Thursday’s pre-season game rendition of the national anthem.Despite the Broward County Police Benevolent Association’s belief that the Miami Dolphins team would be requiring its players to stand, wide receivers Albert Wilson and Kenny Stills kneeled while one player, defensive end Robert Quinn, raised his fist before
the team’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“The Broward County PBA recently offered our members discounts to a Miami Dolphins game because that franchise said they were going to honor all First Responders,” read the organization’s Facebook statement, released on Friday. “We entered into this partnership with the understanding that the Dolphins organization would require their players to stand for the National Anthem. This did not happen at last night’s preseason game against Tampa Bay.”