The NFL players want the scrutiny of the police in the black communities to stop, let the gang bangers know.  The gang bangers are what draws it.  It's time to put up or shut up, you condone the illegal activity in your neighborhoods, you get the police presence.  Get in the community and put an end to the killing and drug dealing, that will help more than taking a knee.  Keep the gangs from recruiting the youth into a life of crime, that will help more than taking a knee.  Quit blaming the police for the ills of your community, that will help more than taking a knee.