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The NFL plans to air an ad promoting unity following President Donald Trump’s campaign to “fire or suspend” National Anthem protestors. “We think this is the single best response to demonstrate what we are about,” an NFL spokesman told CNN, which first reported the news. This comes as a reaction to a feud that ignited over the weekend between Trump and the NFL. Continue to Article

September 24, 2017 11:52:am EST

The Pittsburgh Steelers are sidestepping Sunday’s burgeoning anthem controversy entirely by staying in the locker room during the national anthem. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reveals to @JamieErdahl that the team will not be participating in today's national anthem. Tomlin stressed that this was not a matter of disrespecting the anthem or the ideals it represents, but rather of remaining solid as a team in a pursuit of a single goal. Continue to Article

September 24, 2017 11:40:am EST

One day after the NBA champion Golden State Warriors announced that they would use their trip to Washington this season to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion in lieu of a White House visit, the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins issued a statement announcing they have accepted an invite to visit the White House again this year. The Statement from the Penguins reads as follows. “The Pittsburgh Penguins respect the institution of the Office of the President, and the long tradition of championship teams visiting the White House. Continue to Article

September 24, 2017 11:35:am EST

The Pittsburgh Steelers are the first NFL team to announce that they will sit out the national anthem as a team. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told CBS before today’s game in Chicago that he and his team have decided they will remain in the locker room following President Trump’s suggestion that players who don’t stand for the anthem should be fired. “We’re not going to play politics,” Tomlin said. Continue to Article

September 24, 2017 11:27:am EST

The Pittsburgh Steelers are taking an unprecedented step towards protesting during the national anthem: The team isn’t participating at all. Head coach Mike Tomlin told CBS Sports that the team will remain in their locker room in Chicago instead of coming onto the field for the anthem. The motivation behind not participating comes from Tomlin’s desire for the team not to get into a political argument. “We’re not going to play politics. We’re football players, we’re football coaches. We’re not participating in the anthem today. Not to be disrespectful to the anthem, to remove ourselves from the circumstance. People shouldn’t have to choose. If a guy wants to go about his normal business and participate Continue to Article

September 24, 2017 11:26:am EST