Eagles Stay In Locker Room During National Anthem

Eagles players returned to the locker room for the anthem while washington players knelt before the anthem and stood during it.

Eagles stay in locker room during national anthem. 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. During the national anthem the eagles remained in the tunnel. 49ers highlights week 4 brady breaks down. Texans stay in locker room chiefs player kneels and holds fist photos video.

The eagles stayed in their locker room while the washington football team stood on the sideline during the national anthem. A handful of washington players raised their fist during the anthem. Nfl national anthem protests. 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.

The eagles are one of several teams around the nfl to leave the. 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. This continues a wave of demonstrations by professional athletes in recent months to highlight injustices and incidents of police brutality. The eagles then went into the locker room and washington kneeled on its sideline as a team and then went inside.