Titans' Casey will keep protesting during anthem, accept fines

Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey will continue to demonstrate during the national anthem before games and is prepared to accept any penalty he may incur.

"I'm going to take a fine this year, why not?" Casey said Wednesday at an NFL promotional event in London, according to CNN's Motez Bishara. "I'm going to protest during the flag. That's what I'm going to say now."

After protesting became widespread last year, the NFL introduced a new policy for the 2018 season that requires players to either stand for the anthem without any sort of demonstration or remain in the locker room.

Technically, the NFL will issue the fines to its clubs. It'll be up to each team to enforce the punishment on the player in question.

"I'm going to take my fine," Casey added. "It is what it is, I ain't going to let them stop me from doing what I want to do. If they want to have these battles between players and organizations, this is the way it's going to be."

Casey was one of several NFLers who raised a fist during the anthem last season to protest social injustices throughout the country.

Casey, a Pro Bowler in each of the last three campaigns, signed a four-year extension with the Titans in 2017 that contains $40 million guaranteed.