Miami police to pull team security detail if Dolphins kneel for anthem

Miami Dolphins players may have some security issues if they chose to continue their protest of social injustices by kneeling for the national anthem.

The Broward Sheriff's Office, which typically provides security detail for players arriving to Dolphins home games, has threatened to pull their security detail in light of the protest made by several players in Week 1.

"We’ve asked the deputies and the Broward Sheriff’s Office not to do the details anymore," Jeffery Bell, the president of the International Union of Police Associations, Local 6020, told the Miami Herald. "I respect their right to have freedom of speech. However, in certain organizations and certain jobs you give up that right of your freedom of speech temporary while you serve that job or while you play in an NFL game.

"I can only imagine the public outcry if a group of police officers refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance or if we turned our back for the American flag for the national anthem. There would be a public outcry and internal affairs complaints a mile long on that."

The Herald reports three of the four Dolphins players who took a knee before their opening contest with the Seattle Seahawks are leaning towards standing this week, but the fourth player, Arian Foster, isn't backing down.

"They say it’s not time to do this. Then when is the time? It’s never the time in someone else's eye," said Foster.

Miami-Dade police, who also provide security for Dolphins home games, aren't threatening to stop doing their jobs, stating they have a "contractual obligation" to do so.