Packers National Anthem Twitter
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Packers national anthem twitter. 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. The green bay packers respect the national anthem and united states flag and all that they represent including the right to express ourselves.
Well start with packers president and ceo mark murphy responding to a reader of his monthly column on the teams website. The packers released a statement on the teams decision. According to tom pelissero of nfl network the packers plan to stay in their locker room during the anthems played before sundays week 1 matchup with the minnesota vikings.
The packers tweeted during warm ups pictures of the players in t shirts with the message end racism and injustice against one of us is injustice again all of us. Green bay the green bay packers decided as a team to remain in the locker room during the playing of lift every voice and sing and the national anthem before the sept. The reader said he felt the packers were alienating their fan base by permitting players to take a knee during the national anthem and by expressing support for black lives matter and other social initiatives.
The green bay packers will reportedly be staying in their locker room while the national anthem is played on sunday.