Ther former NFL player, who ignited controversy in 2016 after kneeling during pre-game renditions of the US national anthem to draw attention to racial injustice, said protesters had been left with no choice after the police killing of George Floyd.
The advertisement zeroes in on a debate football star Colin Kaepernick triggered in 2016 when he took a knee during the US national anthem to protest racism and police brutality. Analysts believe Nike's demographic will ignore calls for a boycott.