A disgruntled New England Patriots fan organized a protest on his front lawn after some members of the team took a knee during the national anthem before last Sunday's game against the Houston Texans."We do not want the national anthem used as a political football," Mark Shane, who organized the protest outside his home side said. A crowd of more than 100 people attended the rally, which featured patriotic songs playing on a loop, at least four large American flags flying overhead, military flags, balloons and hot dogs roasting on a fire pit. Many of the attendees waved small flags and wore shirts and jackets emblazoned with the American flag, as well as T-shirts and hats declaring their support for President Donald Trump, whose angry remarks about protesting NFL players last week inflamed the simmering controversy."I don't want to hear anything about Donald Trump," Shane said. "I don't want to hear anything about Democrats, I don't want to hear anything about Republicans. The one thing that unites us is country and national anthem."Shane said the rally had no racist undertones to it, and he adamantly said he supported the rights of all Americans to protest; just not by kneeling during the anthem. “We object to the manner that they did it,” Shane said.Patriots owner Robert Kraft has expressed support for the demonstrations."Our players are intelligent, thoughtful and care deeply about our community and I support their right to peacefully affect social change and raise awareness in a manner that they feel is most impactful," Kraft said in a statement. As Swansea police officers looked on from across the street, Shane said a few words before tossing a Patriots Super Bowl jersey and T-shirts into the fire pit. Shane said he was only throwing a few items into the fire after the town’s fire chief warned that the event could be illegal. Most of the shirts, jerseys and other Patriots gear that people brought were instead placed in boxes, and were expected to be donated.Before the crowd left, Shane led the attendees in a rendition of the national anthem and urged them to boycott future NFL games and not to buy any new merchandise.