Eagles Stay In Locker Room During National Anthem

Four years after colin kaepernick first began kneeling during the national anthem as a means of protesting police brutality and racial injustice nfl players and teams once again used the platform.

Eagles stay in locker room during national anthem.

The eagles then went into the locker room and washington kneeled on its sideline as a team and then went inside. 49ers highlights week 4 brady breaks down. Texans stay in locker room chiefs player kneels and holds fist photos video. The philadelphia eagles remained in the locker room during the pregame playing of the national anthem before their week 1 game at the washington football team on sunday.

Nfl national anthem protests. Philadelphia the eagles joined a couple teams across the nfl that elected to remain in the locker room during the pregame playing of the national anthem in week 1. 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. This continues a wave of demonstrations by professional athletes in recent months to highlight injustices and incidents of police brutality.

A handful of washington players raised their fist during the anthem. Eagles players returned to the locker room for the anthem while washington players knelt before the anthem and stood during it. Fans express mixed feelings about packers staying in locker room during national anthems drew brees reacts to saints win after two game slide eagles vs. The eagles are one of several teams around the nfl to leave the.