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.

Nfl players stay in locker room 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. They also did not take the field for lift every. The league announced wednesday it will allow players to remain in the locker room while the anthem plays. The packers opted to remain in the locker room for the playing of the anthem.

The houston texans became the first team to stay in the locker room for both the anthem in thursday s kickoff game against the kansas city chiefs. However teams will be fined if players and other personnel on the field do not stand and. Some nfl players on that day had decided to kneel during. Pittsburgh steeler and army veteran alejandro villanueva stood alone just outside the tunnel to the locker room during the national anthem.

Among the vikings players who knelt were running back ameer abdullah receivers tajae sharpe and olabisi johnson. Some players for the lions went to the locker room while others knelt and stood along the back of the south end zone. 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. About a half dozen players and a coach knelt including quarterback matthew stafford.