American football stars
playing at Wembley stadium, London and at least 100 NFL stars in the
US have defied President Donald Trump after he said
sportsmen who 'disrespect America' by protesting during the national anthem
should be fired by their teams.
He was referring to a
controversial string of protests started by player Colin Kaepernick to
highlight the treatment of black Americans.
Trump had said; "Wouldn't
you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to
say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. He is fired."
Players from both Jacksonville
Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens defied him on Sunday by dropping to
their knees as the national anthem was played prior to the match in
London, and other players in the US have taken the same route
by either kneeling or sitting, locking arms in solidarity, or staying in
their locker rooms during the national anthem.
Here's a list of how NFL teams have protested against
Trump's statement.
Pittsburgh
Steelers: Stayed in their locker room until after the anthem.
Baltimore Ravens &
Jacksonville Jaguars: Two dozen players took a knee, while remaining
players and Jaguars owner Shad Khan remained locked arm-in-arm.
New Orleans Saints: More
than a dozen players sat during the anthem.
Denver Broncos: More than
half the team knelt during the anthem
Buffalo Bills: A handful
of players either sat or knelt.
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers: Mike Evans and DeSean Jackson knelt with the rest of the team
locking arms.
Minnesota Vikings: The
team locked arms during the anthem.
New England Patriots: At
least 20 Patriots players were spotted kneeling as Tom Brady linked arms with
his teammates.
Miami Dolphins: Players
linked arms as a team, including owner Stephen Ross. Four players also took a
knee. Several players also wore '#ImWithKap' T-shirts during warm-ups.
Philadelphia
Eagles: Players locked arms with servicemen. Two players also raised their
fists.
Atlanta Falcons: The
entire team locked arms as two players took a knee.
Cleveland Browns: At
least 20 players took a knee and all teammembers linked arms.
Chicago Bears: The Bears
did not kneel but many did link arms.
Indianapolis
Colts: Several players took a knee while the majority linked arms.
Houston Texans: Players
linked arms alongside each other.
New York Jets: The
players all linked arms.
Buffalo Bills: Several
players knelt for the anthem, while others stood behind them with their hands
on their shoulders.
Detroit Lions: Eight
players took a knee in protest. The anthem singer took a knee after singing and
raised his fist.
New York Giants: They
linked arms but for the first time had players kneel during the anthem.
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