Packers Kneeling During Anthem 2020

Posted by mike florio on june 13 2020 235 pm edt.

Packers kneeling during anthem 2020. Watt makes his position on kneeling and the flag crystal clear. Five nfl teams remained in their locker rooms during the national anthem sunday on the first full day of game play in the 2020 2021 football season as all eyes watched how the league where. By bob garcia iv on august 24 2020. Green bay packers star quarterback aaron rodgers hasnt been one to shy away from any discussion.

The argument that kneeling during the national anthem. According to tom pelissero of nfl network. 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. Several nfl teams stayed off the field when the national anthem was played before their week 2 games.

By scott anderson patch staff aug 3 2020 507 p m ct. June 3 2020 601 pm. During the round of protests in 2017 a trio of packers sat on the bench during the national anthem but in a later game that season teammates stood for the anthem but locked arms as a sign of. Tom pelissero attompelissero september 13 2020 the green bay packers wont be on the sidelines for the national anthem on sunday at us.

Things have continued to peak around the topic of social injustice in the united states that significantly impacts the black community. With that in mind it brings forth talk around kneeling during the national anthem that has generated a strong response from rodgers. After the nfl ended its ban on players kneeling for the national anthem packers president and ceo mark murphy addressed the issue.