Early in the season, none of the Buffalo Bills players protested during the national anthem. Following President Donald Trump’s comments on Friday, telling NFL owners to fire players who demonstrated during the anthem, several members of the team made demonstrations during Sunday’s national anthem.
To start with, players moved off the sideline for the anthem this week and they did it together as a team. Several Bills players went to a knee, others stood behind them, while others locked arms. LeSean McCoy did his warm-up routine during the music.
The team held a meeting Saturday night to discuss possibilities of a team-wide protest during the national anthem.