Dolphins wideouts Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson became the first players of the 2018 NFL regular season to take part in a silent protest as the two both took a knee during the national anthem.

Stills has been an active supporter of the player protest movement and a supporter of Colin Kaepernick for over a year

"It shouldn't be this complicated," Stills said after a recent practice, according to the New York Times, regarding the backlash against the protests. "There are people in this country who are saying there are issues we want to bring to light, can you help us make change. Instead of people saying, yeah, let's do this, let's make change, let's make our country a better place, it's like, no, don't do this then, this isn't the right place, you don't like the police."

Wilson, who signed a three-year deal with Miami back in March after previously playing with the Chiefs, knelt during the anthem during multiple Dolphins preseason games in August.

"It's just something that's been heavy on my heart, heavy on my mind," Wilson said in an interview with USA TODAY back on Aug. 17, adding that he planned to continue kneeling during throughout the season. "Just two incidents in my city that happened. I'm pretty much the biggest thing in my city, so I have a chance to take a stance on it."

Stills would go on to score the first touchdown of the day for Miami against the Titans as he snagged a 10-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Tannehill.