DETROIT -- Atlanta Falcons defensive linemen Grady Jarrett and Dontari Poe, who both took a knee during Sunday's national anthem to protest harsh statements last week by President Donald Trump regarding NFL players, said they would consider continuing to kneel moving forward.
The Falcons, along with team owner Arthur Blank, locked arms during the anthem before Sunday's 30-26 win against the Detroit Lions as a show of unity. Jarrett and Poe were the only two Falcons to take a knee.
Jarrett took exception to President Trump, who, during a rally Friday in Alabama said: "Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'get that son of a bitch off the field right now.