The San Francisco 49ers played on Thursday last week, before President Donald Trump lashed out at NFL players for not standing during the national anthem. Just before Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco's players formed two lines for the national anthem. Many of the standing players placed one hand on their heart, the other on the shoulder of a kneeling teammate in a sign of solidarity. "Very important that NFL players STAND tomorrow, and always, for the playing of our National Anthem. The Pittsburgh Steelers, as promised, stood on the sideline during the national anthem after watching from the tunnel last week in Chicago.

Source: ABC News October 01, 2017 21:26 UTC