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

Nearly all of 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.

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

Only the steelers coaches. Some nfl players on that day had. In addition the steelers chose to stay in the locker room while the. Meanwhile the giants players were given the option of standing or kneeling during the anthem and there was a mix of both.

Earlier in the day in chicago all but one of the. Players for the seattle seahawks and. The steelers attempted to remove themselves from the media spotlight in 2017 when they chose to stay in the locker room during the anthem. Pittsburgh cameron heyward holds as high of a standard as anyone in the steelers locker room.

Some players knelt during the anthem others stood with arms locked while others like the steelers remained in the locker room during the anthem. The steelers had decided as a group to stay in the 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. 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 nine year veteran and defensive captain is the face of the team but has never allowed that to. 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.