Dolphins' Stills undecided whether he'll continue pregame protests

The NFL's new anthem policy, set to take effect at the beginning of the 2018 season, has been met with plenty of negative feedback from players.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills doesn't yet know if he'll adhere to the new rule, which can subject teams, but not players, to fines from the league.

"We've got plenty of time," Stills said Thursday, according to Adam H. Beasley of the Miami Herald. "I think I'm gonna continue to do the work that I've been doing as far as being in the community and trying to lead and do things the right way and try to make change. When the time comes where I have to make a decision, I'll make a decision."

Stills feels the league wouldn't have needed to make this rule had it supported the demonstrations for what they were: protests against police brutality and racial inequality in the justice system. Instead, the story became about the national anthem.

"I just feel like from the beginning, if the narrative would've been set one way and the league would've had our backs and really put the message out there the right way and tried to educate people on the work that we're doing and why we're doing it, we might be in a different place than we are right now," Stills said.