The league president told reporters today that the American Football Association players will be encouraged to stand on the national anthem at the beginning of football matches.
Two days after meeting with the owners of each team from the American Football Association, and representatives of the Federation of Players and the players themselves, the US Football Association repeated its decision to maintain its current policy of not demanding the players to stand during the hymn. Godll said yesterday that the league will Do not set a base This would punish players who refuse to stand on the hymn.
“We believe that everyone should defend the national anthem,” he told reporters at a press conference today. “This is an important part of our policy. It is also an important part of our game that we are all proud of. It is also important to honor our flag and our country and I think our fans expect us to do so.”
Godll’s comments came after President Donald Trump continued to criticize the US Football Association this morning. On Twitter, Trump said: “The US Football Association decided that he would not force the players to play the national anthem. The complete lack of respect for our great country!”
After the former midfielder in San Francisco 49ers Kullen Kberrenik during the hymn last year to protest against the killing of the unarmed black men, dozens of other players joined him to attract greater interest in social and ethnic injustice. Last month, Trump said that the American Football Association should release players who did not support the hymn.
“The players do” in no way to be unauthorized for science. “But they also understand how it is interpreted.”
Godll also said that the league wanted to remain outside the political arena on this issue.
“We are not looking to enter politics,” he told reporters. “What we look forward to doing is to continue to focus people on football.”