The national anthem has been a hot button topic for quite some time in the
NFL. The NFL owners announced a policy in May but are working
to improve it after being criticized because the players weren’t
involved in any of the discussions.
The NFL Players Association wasn’t a part of any of the
meetings when the NFL adopted the new national anthem policy, where
players had a choice of coming out, standing and showing respect for the flag,
or stay in the locker room. Now all sides are working together to try to find a
common ground.
Steelers players representative Ramon Foster is
optimistic about a resolution.
The players that don’t care won’t bother them. I think it’s the majority of the guys or the
fans that just don’t care about it. Let’s see football and we’ll hash
everything out when it comes to it. “It’s just a shame that it gets highlighted
because, I hate to throw him in it, but because the President or the White
House says something about the National anthem Leave that alone, don’t
fall for that. There’s other issues Trump needs to be taking care of other than
that.”
There isn’t a time table for a new policy to be announced
but there has been good dialogue between all parties and they’re hoping to come
up with a resolution soon. The Bears and Ravens kick off
the season on Thursday, Aug. 2. The Steelers first game is Aug. 9.
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