Giants co-owner Steve Tisch told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this week that his players won’t be penalized if they kneel during the national anthem and he criticized President Donald Trump for his involvement in the controversy.
Tisch, speaking on Tuesday night at the premier of “The Equalizer 2,” said the team will “support our players.”
“They are not going to be punished,” Tisch, who is a producer for ‘The Equalizer 2,’ told The Hollywood Reporter. “There is not going to be any punitive action taking place against them.”
NFL owners voted 31-0 — with only the 49ers abstaining — during meetings in Atlanta in May to revise the national anthem policy, requiring players on the field to stand during the playing of the anthem.