Opinion on NFL players kneeling during national anthem in the U.S. 2020, by age
The death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis in May 2020 caused a wave of public outrage. Following his death, many athletes and NFL players called for an end to police brutality and advocated social change. During a June 2020 survey in the United States, 48 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 34 said that kneeling during the national anthem was an acceptable form of protest.