The backlash hit before the first snap, long before the crowd even had a chance to settle into stadium seats or adjust to the rhythmic swell of the pregame anthem. One camera pan, one restless bounce of a football in his hands, one glance sideways toward teammates, and suddenly Travis Kelce was back in the eye of America’s most persistent debate: what does respect actually mean? How do you demonstrate it? And perhaps most urgently, who gets to decide? That a single moment—an imperceptible shuffle during the national anthem—could ignite commentary spanning sports, politics, and culture seemed almost preposterous. Yet...
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