Steelers Will Stay In Locker Room For National Anthem

Pittsburgh steeler and army veteran alejandro villanueva stood alone just outside the tunnel to the locker room during the national anthem.

Steelers will stay in locker room for national anthem.

In addition the steelers chose to stay in the locker room while the stadium played lift every voice and sing. According to tom pelissero of nfl network the packers plan to stay in their locker room during the anthems played before sunday s week 1 matchup with the minnesota vikings. Tom pelissero tompelissero september 13 2020 the green bay packers won t be on the sidelines for the national anthem on sunday at u s. A pre game topic of discussion for the buffalo bills meeting with the new york jets was how the team would react during the playing of the national anthem.

Some nfl players on that day had decided to kneel during. The steelers were one of three teams along with the seahawks and titans to stay in the locker room during the anthem. For a recap of everything that has happened in response to trump s. The pittsburgh steelers players stayed in the locker room during the national anthem prior to sunday s game against the chicago bears at soldier field.

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. An offseason debate saw discussions of players potentially taking a knee during it among other signs of peaceful protests. 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. The steelers showed unity during the national anthem.