Eagles Stay In Locker Room During National Anthem

The eagles stayed in their locker room while the washington football team stood on the sideline during the national anthem.

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. This continues a wave of demonstrations by professional athletes in recent months to highlight injustices and incidents of police brutality. 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.

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The team wanted to bring. A handful of washington players raised their fist during the anthem. The eagles are one of several teams around the nfl to leave the. 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.