In George Iloka’s last season with the Cincinnati Bengals, protesting racial injustice in the United States took the NFL by storm. Players kneeling during the national anthem became a polarizing topic that everyone in America knew about, even the non-sports fans.
No one on the Bengals ended up kneeling—during that season or at all in the last four years—but players such as Iloka wanted to do so.
In an exclusive interview with WLWT’s Elise Jesse, Iloka and other current and former Bengals revealed that the team decided to stand united during the anthem before their Week 3 matchup against the Green Bay Packers that season.