According to Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports will not air the national anthem before NFL football games with the exception of the Miami Dolphins versus the New Orleans Saints in London.
Some NFL players have been seen kneeling or standing arm and arm during the national anthem. Some teams chose to stay inside the locker room.
SI said, “Last week, the network aired the national anthem from games as more than 250 players took a knee during the anthem to protest President Trump calling for NFL players to be fired for what he says as disrespect to the flag.”
But before Trump’s comments, some NFL players were taking a knee during the anthem as a show of protest against what they consider to be racism and police brutality.
SI quoted Fox Sports with the following statement:
“As we have in previous broadcasts of NFL games from London, FOX will show the National Anthem as well as God Save the Queen live. As is standard procedure, regionalized coverage of NFL games airing on FOX this Sunday will not show the National Anthem live; however, our cameras are always rolling and we will document the response of players and coaches on the field.”
