Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos took a ton of heat for deciding to take a knee during the national anthem of their first game this season, saying he supported what Colin Kaepernick was trying to do. He has since backed off that stance and doesn’t take a knee anymore but that doesn’t mean his beliefs have changed. It’s kind of hard for someone like Marshall to take everyone’s opinion into consideration when he gets hate filled letters like this. Marshall shared a few letters on his Instagram account that are full of sickening, racist messages, even telling him to go back to Africa, that he received after he took that knee. It’s letters like this from idiots out there that further show the reason Marshall was taking the knee in the first place.

Brandon Marshall caused and uproar and in the process lost two different endorsement deals after he followed Colin Kaepernick and took a knee during the national anthem of the Broncos first game of the season against the Panthers. He mentioned part of his decision to take the knee was a run-in he had with police in Miami back in July. That incident is now under investigation and judging from how that went, it definitely should be.

Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall received some support as well as quite a bit of heat when he decided to take a knee during the national anthem for the Broncos first game against the Panthers. He explained his stance and made it clear he is not anti-police or anti-military and that he has multiple family members affiliated with the armed forces. This week he took things a step further after meeting with the Denver police chief.

Although the NFL can’t fine or punish players for not standing for the National Anthem, players can still feel the punishment in their wallets, just ask Brandon Marshall. On Thursday night for the opening game of the NFL season, Marshall decided to take a knee during the singing of the National Anthem, to support the stance of Colin Kaepernick, as well as his own. His decision has resulted in the loss of an endorsement deal with Air Academy Federal Credit Union.