The ball is in the New England Patriots’ court.
The Miami Dolphins, the Patriots’ Week 1 opponent, announced Thursday that they will stay inside the Gillette Stadium road locker room for the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the United States national anthem, and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Black national anthem.
Patriots defensive captain Devin McCourty was asked Thursday, before the Dolphins released their video, what the Patriots had planned before Sunday’s Week 1 matchup with Miami.
“We’re going to play football,” McCourty said. “We’ll see with everything else. I like the T-shirt idea.