NFL Players Union Files Grievance Over League's New National Anthem Policy
The league aimed to end controversy by requiring players on the field to stand for the anthem. But the players association says the rule "infringes on player rights."
by Colin Dwyer
Jul 10, 2018
2 minutes
The NFL had intended for its rule to achieve a resolution.
For , controversy had eddied endlessly around players' decisions to kneel during the national anthem. And the league thought a policy for the anthem if they were on the field — but also allowing them to stay off the field and out of sight — would end an uncomfortable conversation that had reached
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