Steelers Sit In Locker Room During National Anthem

The steelers remained in their locker room and the giants stood in an end zone some 25 minutes earlier when the black anthem lift every voice and sing was played.

Steelers sit in locker room during national anthem.

Some new york giants players kneeled during the anthem. Players have stayed in the locker room for the. Meanwhile the giants players were given the option of standing or kneeling during the anthem and there was a mix of both. The steelers remained in the locker room during that moment.

Pittsburgh steeler and army veteran alejandro villanueva stood alone just outside the tunnel to the locker room during the national anthem. However alejandro villanueva a bronze star medal. Pittsburgh cameron heyward holds as high of a standard as anyone in the steelers locker room. 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.

The steelers attempted to remove themselves from the media spotlight in 2017 when they chose to stay in the locker room during the anthem. The nine year veteran and defensive captain is the face of the team but has never allowed that to. In addition the steelers chose to stay in the locker room while the. Steelers players stand for national anthem hold banner before game vs.

Jeremy fowler espn staff writer chicago in a sign of solidarity the pittsburgh steelers stayed in the locker room during the national anthem before sunday s game with the chicago bears. Ahead of sunday night s game many oakland.