Nfl Players Stay In Locker Room For National Anthem

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Nfl players stay in locker room for national anthem.

Several nfl teams stayed off the field when the national anthem was played before their week 2 games. It was a decision the team reached saturday before heading to minneapolis after they weighed the impact doing so. Texans stay in locker room as chiefs link arms for national anthem. The nfl s early games today saw six teams remain in the locker room during the national anthem while some players and coaches kneeled sat on the bench or raised fists during the song.

The eagles stayed in their locker room while the washington football team stood on the sideline during the national anthem. The new york jets minnesota vikings green bay packers buffalo bills and miami dolphins were. With a raised first during the national anthem ahead of the nfl season. On the first sunday of the nfl season several teams decided not to take the field at all for the national anthem while some players took a knee.

While the vikings recognized the floyd family played lift every voice and sing and the national anthem the packers elected to remain the locker room as one entity out of sight. Houston texans players stayed in the locker room during the playing of the national anthem and lift every voice and sing before thursday night s game against the chiefs at arrowhead stadium.