Pittsburgh SteelersCBS Sports•3 hours agoLOOK: One Steelers player breaks Tomlin's order, comes out for national anthem
After Donald Trump's controversial comments on Friday that called for NFL owners to cut any player who protested during the national anthem, most teams responded on Sunday by having a show of unity while the anthem was played. However, that's not what the Steelers did. Instead, before the team's game in Chicago, coach Mike Tomlin decided that the Steelers would remain in their locker room while the national anthem was sang. "You know, these are very divisive times for our country and for us as a football team it's about us remaining solid," Tomlin said before the game. "We're not going to be divided by anything said by anyone. ... We're not going to let divisive times or divisive individuals
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Trump Responds to Massive NFL Protests
President Donald Trump claimed widespread protests during NFL games — including many instances of teams locking arms in unity against Trump’s attacks on NFL players — showed “great solidarity” in a tweet on Sunday afternoon. “Great solidarity for our National Anthem and for our Country. Standing with locked arms is good, kneeling is not acceptable. Bad ratings!” Trump wrote. More than 100 players kneeled or sat during national anthem performances around the league on Sunday in protest of police brutality and injustice. Dozens of others locked arms in defiance of Trump, who slammed NFL players during a Friday rally. “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our
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Steven Mnuchin Says NFL Players Can 'Do Free Speech On Their Own Time'
“It’s not about free speech,” Mnuchin said during an appearance on “This Week” on ABC News. “They can do free speech on their own time. The topic has exploded over the last two days, ever since Trump, in a Friday speech to supporters in Alabama, criticized National Football League players who have used pre-game ceremonies to speak out against police mistreatement of African-Americans and racism in American society more generally.
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