Lone Steeler comes out of locker room without team during anthem protest

As you probably have seen, there was been a lot of controversy over President Trump's latest string of tweets about football players kneeling/sitting during the national anthem. Trump has said that owner's should fire all the players who don't participate during the anthem and a lot of people weren't taking too kindly to this. The Pittsburgh Steelers decided to not even come out to the field during the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner" except for one player. Offensive tackle Alejandro Villanuev didn't stay in the locker room and came out to support the anthem. Some people didn't think highly of Villanuev for not being with his teammates, however they didn't know that he served in Afghanistan as an Army Ranger. Villanuev stands for the anthem for that reason and I believe he shouldn't be criticized for it. I also believe that players who kneel/sit shouldn't be criticized either. These are both examples of perfectly peaceful and legal protests.

Jacob Walls

Link: http://nypost.com/2017/09/24/lone-steeler-comes-out-of-locker-room-without-team-during-anthem-protest/