The National Football League will require players to stand and show respect for the flag as part of its new national anthem policy or stay in the locker room.
The rule change comes after dozens of players kneeled or protested last season during the song pre-game. The protests started during the 2016-17 season by then-San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Kaepernick started sitting before kneeling during the Star Spangled Banner in response to racial injustice.
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