Amy Schumer: No Super Bowl ad as show of support for kneeling players

Don't look for Amy Schumer in any Super Bowl commercials this time around. She is sitting this one out as she stands with Colin Kaepernick and his take-a-knee protest against racism and police brutality.

The comedian and actress explained her stance Friday on Instagram, challenging white NFL players to kneel as well. Addressing them directly, she wrote: "Otherwise how are you not complicit?"

"I personally told my reps I wouldn't do a Super Bowl commercial this year," Schumer wrote. "I know it must sound like a privilege ass sacrifice but it's all I got."

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Friday thought. I wonder why more white players aren't kneeling. Once you witness the truly deep inequality and endless racism people of color face in our country, not to mention the police brutality and murders. Why not kneel next to your brothers? Otherwise how are you not complicit? I think it would be cool if @maroon5 backed out of super bowl like @badgalriri Did. I personally told my reps I wouldn't do a Super Bowl commercial this year. I know it must sound like a privilege ass sacrifice but it's all i got. Hitting the nfl with the advertisers is the only way to really hurt them. I know opposing the nfl is like opposing the nra. Very tough, but don't you want to be proud of how you're living? Stand up for your brothers and sisters of color. And the hottest thing a guy can do is get down on one knee. Not to propose but to reject the treatment of his teammates by this country. Anyone who says its disrespectful to our military please read up on the fact that a lot of veterans are proud of what @kaepernick7 is doing and fully support him. What are your thoughts?

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Three players -- Eric Reid of the Carolina Panthers and the Miami Dolphins' Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson -- have kneeled during the national anthem this season.

Schumer also addressed a report that Rihanna turned down an offer to be this season's Super Bowl halftime performer. Schumer added that "I think it would be cool if [Maroon 5] backed out" as well.

Diddy, Jessica Seinfeld and Christie Brinkley offered their support among more than 8,000 comments left on her post.

In 2016, Schumer appeared with Seth Rogen in a political-themed campaign for Bud Light, "Raise One to Right Now," during Super Bowl 50. It was not immediately clear whether she had been approached to appear in an ad to run during February's Super Bowl LIII.

"Hitting the nfl with the advertisers is the only way to hurt them," Schumer wrote. "I know opposing the nfl is like opposing the nra. Very tough."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.