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.

Nfl players stay in locker room for national anthem.

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. With a raised first during the national anthem ahead of the nfl season. The cardinals chose to remain in the locker room while two 49ers players running back jerick mckinnon and wide receiver richie james sat during the 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.

It was a decision the team reached saturday before heading to minneapolis after they weighed the impact doing so. A handful of washington players raised their fist during the anthem. The new york jets minnesota vikings green bay packers buffalo bills and miami dolphins were. 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.

Texans stay in locker room as chiefs link arms for national anthem. In a move to bring light to social justice issues going on in the country houston texans players remained in the locker room during the playing of the national anthem and lift every voice and.