Report: Packers plan to remain in locker room for national anthem
Just said on @NFLGameDay: As of now, the #Packers plan to stay inside their locker room for both anthems today, I’m told. Instead of a roll call of who’s sitting or standing, they want to keep the focus on the issues and actions they’re taking to create real change. @nflnetwork
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 13, 2020
The Green Bay Packers won’t be on the sidelines for the national anthem on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Packers plan to stay in their locker room during the anthems played before Sunday’s Week 1 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings.
Per Pelissero, the idea is to avoid a “roll call” of the players who are standing, kneeling or engaged in some form of protest during the anthem and keep the focus on the team’s social initiatives.
The Houston Texans remained in the locker room during the anthems before Thursday night’s season kickoff game in Kansas City. Right before kickoff, the Texans and Chiefs came together to link arms for a moment of silence, but some fans at Arrowhead Stadium booed.
No fans will be in attendance on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. The field has the words “It takes all of us” and “End racism” within the end lines of the end zones.
Before a nationally televised game against the Chicago Bears in 2017, the Packers locked arms on the sideline during the national anthem as a sign of team unity.
