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Bucs' Dirk Koetter is 'disappointed' by Mike Evans' national anthem protest

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Out of nowhere Sunday, Buccaneers wideout Mike Evans joined the NFL pregame protest movement by refusing to stand during the national anthem. Unlike many other players who were broadly protesting social injustice, Evans was specifically protesting the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States.

Asked about Evans protest on Monday, Bucs coach Dirk Koetter said he was "disappointed" but supported Evans' freedoms.