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“THE PRAYER THAT DIVIDED AMERICA”: HOW A SILENT MOMENT BY GEORGE KITTLE TURNED INTO A NATIONAL STORM
It began like any other Monday night under the lights of Levi’s Stadium — the crowd electric, cameras flashing, the anthem still echoing in the California air. But then, something happened that no one saw coming.
As the final notes faded, 49ers star tight end George Kittle dropped to one knee — not in protest, not in pain, but in prayer. His lips moved softly, eyes closed, hands clasped. For a few seconds, the entire field froze. Then came the applause… and the outrage.
Within minutes, the internet exploded. Some fans hailed it as a beautiful show of faith, a man humbling himself before God on the nation’s biggest stage. Others called it a disrespectful stunt, accusing him of “hijacking the anthem moment for religion.”
By sunrise, hashtags #PrayWithKittle and #KeepFaithOffTheField were trending side by side.
