Texans' Duane Brown raises fist during national anthem

Houston Texans left tackle Duane Brown is the latest NFLer to join the protests during the national anthem.

Inactive for Thursday's game against the New England Patriots due to a quadriceps injury, Brown raised a fist during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Brown has been vocal about his stance on racial profiling and police brutality, even writing a first-person piece for The MMQB on the subject in July.

"I back them in their stance, what they're aiming to do," Brown said Wednesday when asked of the ongoing protests by John McClain of the Houston Chronicle.