Many players and teams had issues with that and teams were scrambling with a way to deal with it. Coach Mike Tomlin explained it the best in that the team was going to do something "united and together as a team". Their choice was to try to remove themselves from the politics by staying off the field during The Anthem. It wasn't a "snub" towards The Anthem, The Flag, the military or veterans. They just didn't want any part of it. Unfortunately, the MSM didn't report it that way.

You mean how he chewed out the one player that has respect for our flag? Or how the owner sent a letter pleading to the fans to not abandon them? It is going to get worse IMO. A lot of fans are now burning their NFL stuff and tickets. The issue is the President shouldn't have gotten involved in entertainment and the players shouldn't have gotten into politics. A recipe for disaster and it's playing out.

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