. . . in the face of NFL idiocy . . .
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/steelers-not-get-100-percent-participation-sitting-anthem-sunday-004953591.html
"The Steelers have a player on their team, offensive tackle Al Villanueva, who is a West Point graduate and served as an Army Ranger, doing three tours of duty in Afghanistan."
"When the anthem began at Soldier Field, (head coach Mike) Tomlin was the only representative of the Steelers on the field."
"But Villanueva had left the locker room ahead of his teammates, and stood just outside the Steelers’ tunnel where cameras could see him, his gloved hand on his heart as the anthem played. The rest of the Pittsburgh players and coaches were behind him, in the shadows under the covering over the tunnel."
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/steelers-not-get-100-percent-participation-sitting-anthem-sunday-004953591.html
"The Steelers have a player on their team, offensive tackle Al Villanueva, who is a West Point graduate and served as an Army Ranger, doing three tours of duty in Afghanistan."
"When the anthem began at Soldier Field, (head coach Mike) Tomlin was the only representative of the Steelers on the field."
"But Villanueva had left the locker room ahead of his teammates, and stood just outside the Steelers’ tunnel where cameras could see him, his gloved hand on his heart as the anthem played. The rest of the Pittsburgh players and coaches were behind him, in the shadows under the covering over the tunnel."
