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Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, left, and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady speak at midfield after an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Tom Brady wins another one in final seconds

Foxborough, MA 09/24/17 New England Patriots players took a knee during the National Anthem before their game against the Houston Texans Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 at Gillette Stadium. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

More than a dozen Patriots players knelt during the national anthem Sunday

Several New England Patriots, including Tom Brady, locked arms during the national anthem.

Pregame coverage of anthem protests were passionate, pointed

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Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts reacts after scoring the go-ahead run on an RBI infield single by Rafael Devers off Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Raisel Iglesias in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Cincinnati. The Red Sox won 5-4. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Watch: Mookie Betts scores winning run from second on infield single

The Pittsburgh Steelers side of the field is nearly empty during the playing of he national anthem before an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Chicago. The Pittsburgh Steelers did not come out to the field during the anthem. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Here's how the NFL responded to President Trump's comments Sunday

Wilfork walked with his son David, 8, as he waved to people who cheered him while he walked the field in Gillette Stadium after the news conference.

Vince Wilfork on Trump's comments: 'I don't give a damn who he is'

FOXBORO, MA - SEPTEMBER 24: Jadeveon Clowney #90 of the Houston Texans reacts with J.J. Watt #99 after recovering a fumble for a touchdown during the second quarter of a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on September 24, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Jadeveon Clowney unveiled his best Gronk impression

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2010, file photo, Joe Chan, chief chef of Sun Tung Lok Chinese Cuisine in Hong Kong prepares shark fin for cooking. Shark fins are most often used in a soup considered a delicacy in Asia. Environmentalists and animal advocates have long blamed the soup for the decline of some shark species. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Shark fin bans might not help sharks, scientists say

Rex Ryan introduces Donald Trump

Once a Trump supporter, Rex Ryan 'appalled' by president's attacks on NFL

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Kelly Olynyk did not want to leave Boston. Then, Gordon Hayward became a Celtic

Kelly Olynyk did not want to leave Boston. Then, Gordon Hayward became a Celtic

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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh speaks, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, during a rededication ceremony for the repaired New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston. One of the glass panes in the memorial was damaged by a vandal last month. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Boston offers financial support to recovering drug addicts

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, left, and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady speak at midfield after an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Tom Brady wins another one in final seconds

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A massive project demands basic transparency

A massive project demands basic transparency

Visitors enjoy spectacular views as they walk the trails at Spectacle Island. (Patricia Harris for The Boston Globe)

Here's what you missed at Island Run

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Trump to dine with donors in New York on Tuesday

Trump to dine with donors in New York on Tuesday

Participants in a Stein Hoisting competition see how long they can hold their pint.
Friday, October 13, 2013 at Samuel Adams Octoberfest at the Park Plaza Castle in Boston. Photo by Laurie Swope

Party at these 13 New England Oktoberfests this fall

The all-new 2018 Nissan Leaf

The 2018 Nissan Leaf made its Boston debut