Carli Lloyd on why she 'had enough' with USWNT kneeling at Olympics: 'Felt like it was just a thing to do'

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United States women’s national soccer team legend Carli Lloyd made headlines in her final international championship match during the bronze medal game of the 2020 Toyko Olympics when she decided not to kneel with the rest of her team prior to kickoff. 

She is now saying why she decided to do so. 

Lloyd joined CBS Sports’ "Kickin’ It" and went deep into her reasoning behind why she did not kneel for this match, which had become a normal occurrence during sporting events to protest racism following the death of George Floyd in 2020. 

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Carli Lloyd waves to fans after her final game as a member of the U.S. women's national team at Allianz Field on Oct. 26, 2021 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. United States defeated Korea Republic 6-0. (David Berding/Getty Images)

Lloyd admitted that she felt kneeling simply became "a thing to do." It had been over a year since the death of Floyd, as the 2020 Olympics was moved to the summer of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

"I’m in support of actionable change," Lloyd explained to a panel that included host Kate Abdo and former U.S. men’s national team players Maurice Edu and Clint Dempsey. "I just felt like it was just a thing to do. It was just beginning to feel like a thing to do. It was an empty stadium. I don’t know how many people were watching the game. It was 10 seconds before. It wasn’t like our team was wearing coats – it was a global thing that people were doing.

"In that moment, I just kinda had enough of kneeling right before the game because we did it for a whole year or so leading up."

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