Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steelers Decide To Stay In Locker Room During The National Anthem

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Pittsburgh pittsburgh steelers decide to stay in locker room during the national anthem.

However alejandro villanueva a bronze star medal. 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. Pittsburgh cameron heyward holds as high of a standard as anyone in the steelers locker room. They were one of three teams to sit out the anthem after president trump said nfl owners should fire players joining the protest.

In addition the steelers chose to stay in the locker room while the. Players for the seattle seahawks and. As the national anthem rang out at nissan stadium in nashville neither the tennessee titans nor the seattle seahawks were out on the field. The steelers attempted to remove themselves from the media spotlight in 2017 when they chose to stay in the locker room during the anthem.

Some players knelt during the anthem others stood with arms locked while others like the steelers remained in the locker room during the anthem. Only the steelers coaches. The nine year veteran and defensive captain is the face of the team but has never allowed that to. Earlier in the day in chicago all but one of the.

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. Meanwhile the giants players were given the option of standing or kneeling during the anthem and there was a mix of both. If your time is short pittsburgh steeler and army veteran alejandro villanueva stood alone just outside the tunnel to the locker room during the national anthem.