LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey applauded NFL players for their social activism, but stressed on Thursday that he expects players who take the field during the national anthem to stand.
"There is no easy answer to the anthem issue," McCaskey said as Chicago wrapped up its mandatory minicamp.
"No one is entirely right, nor entirely wrong. The policy change enacted a couple of weeks ago by NFL teams, including the Bears, isn’t perfect. But we think it will return the anthem to what it should be -- a unifying force -- while providing an option to those players and other team personnel who choose not to stand.