▁are . ▁This ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁difference ▁in ▁pay ▁between ▁CE Os ▁and ▁average ▁workers ▁of ▁corpor ations . ▁Professor ▁Pf ef fer , ▁a ▁social ▁inequality ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁claimed , ▁“ CE Os ▁make ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 5 0 ▁times ▁what ▁the ▁average ▁worker ▁makes ”. ▁The ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁own ers ▁is ▁not ▁hundreds ▁of ▁times ▁more ▁valuable ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁players . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁power ▁dynamics ▁and ▁politics ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁structure ▁that ▁allow ▁own ers ▁to ▁make ▁so ▁much ▁more . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁pre - season ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers , ▁Col in ▁K ae per nick , ▁a ▁quarter back ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers , ▁chose ▁to ▁kne el ▁instead ▁of ▁standing ▁in ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁his ▁team m ates ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Anth em . ▁He ▁did ▁this ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁for ▁vict ims ▁of ▁police ▁brut ality ▁and ▁opp ression ▁of ▁minor ities ▁in ▁America . ▁Many ▁people ▁believe ▁believe ▁K ae per nick ▁is ▁a ▁hero ▁for ▁raising ▁aw aren ess ▁for ▁important ▁social ▁issues . ▁However , ▁his ▁actions ▁caused ▁a ▁massive ▁back l ash ▁by ▁fans ▁and ▁the ▁media ▁who ▁de cri ed ▁him ▁for ▁acting ▁anti ▁American ▁and ▁dis res pect ing ▁American ▁troops . ▁Furthermore , ▁players ▁from ▁other ▁teams ▁began ▁to ▁kne el ▁instead ▁of ▁stand ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁anth em . ▁When ▁question ed ▁by ▁the