Eagles Stay In Locker Room For National Anthem

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Eagles stay in locker room for national anthem.

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. A handful of washington players raised their fist during the anthem. It was a players choice mcleod told reporters on a zoom call. Washington the philadelphia eagles are the latest team to remain in the locker room for the national anthem in protest of racial inequalities and police brutality.

The eagles stayed in the locker room for the singing 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. Prior to the national anthem. On the first sunday of the nfl season several teams decided not to take the field at all for the national anthem while some players took a knee.

The philadelphia eagles were out on the field during the national anthem reversing last week s decision to stay in the locker room during the song. Last week the eagles were not on the. Texans stay in locker room chiefs player kneels and holds fist photos video. The green bay packers philadelphia eagles buffalo bills miami dolphins and new york jets also opted to stay in the locker room for the anthem during sunday s early kick offs.

That decision was a unified one.