Broncos LB Brandon Marshall on racist, vulgar and threatening letter he received: "Racism still exists"
Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall knew his protest of the national anthem, which consisted of him silently kneeling while the song was being played before Denver's first eight games, would cause controversy and anger. Marshall didn’t expect the type of outrage he received in a racist, threatening letter that he released Friday on Instagram.
"It's extremely concerning," Marshall said. "I wanted to expose that racism still exists. That's the reason I put it out there – to expose what everybody thought maybe was put to bed. But that stuff still exists… We still have a long way to go as people. People still hate each other."