Eagles Kneeling

Ahead of the washington football team s first game of the nfl season washington football team and the philadelphia eagles joined in a moment of unity on the field to bring attention to social justice issues that was followed by both teams kneeling on their sidelines during a moment of silence.

Eagles kneeling. Nfl kneeling fists in air hiding in locker except during black national anthem. The all black howard university choir sang the black national anthem before the washington eagles football game and it will be played before every game. During the national anthem prior to the game a number of eagles players protested quietly. Several dallas players were in the end zone kneeling in prayer when they realized the anthem was playing.

Dowling september 13 2020. Philadelphia eagles tight end zach ertz called out fox news for using photos of players kneeling in pregame prayer during a segment about the team s canceled super bowl visit to the white house. There are bound to be a good chunk of players kneeling for the national anthem. The philadelphia eagles own one of the tightest locker rooms in the nfl and may demonstrate together as a team.

Chris long again put his arm around malcolm jenkins as jenkins raised his fist during the anthem. The white house claimed that an event with the super bowl champions was cancelled due to a disagreement over kneeling during the pre game anthem but no eagles player knelt in protest during the. Nfl players marked the first full weekend of professional football by participating in social justice demonstrations with various teams opting to stay in the locker room link arms or kneel. The eagles returned to the locker room for the.

Eagles defensive tackle malik jackson said during the week that the team was in communication with washington players about another joint demonstration where players from both teams would kneel. The philadelphia eagles third preseason game just got under way at lincoln financial field as the birds take on the miami dolphins who they spent part of this week going up against in joint practices.