Look: Antonio Brown takes knee in Instagram post following NFL's new anthem policy
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown appears to have found a way around the NFL's new anthem policy.
Related: NFL won't require players to be on field for anthem; teams can be fined for protests
The new policy, introduced last week at the league meetings, allows for teams to be fined should any of their players kneel during the playing of the national anthem.
Brown gave a shout out to New York Jets chairman Christopher Johnson, who said after the announcement of the policy that "If somebody (on the Jets) takes a knee, that fine will be borne by the organization, by me, not the players. I never want to put restrictions on the speech of our players. Do I prefer that they stand? Of course. But I understand if they felt the need to protest," according to Bob Glauber of Newsday.
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