Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf said on Friday the team’s ownership supports the NFL’s new national anthem policy, which gives players the option to stay in the locker room for the anthem but mandates they stand if they take the field.
Wilf did not say whether the Vikings would be OK if a player chose to stay in the locker room for the anthem, referring again to the league’s policy. He added the team has consulted with players on social justice issues, and could announce some new initiatives in the coming weeks.
“We’re working together. Whatever we do, we’re going to do as a team,” Wilf said, in the first comments from Vikings ownership on the anthem policy.