Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says there were difficult conversations in the process of his team deciding to stay in the locker room during the national anthem Sunday.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) and center Justin Britt
(68) walk to the field with arms linked after the national anthem had
been played before an NFL football game between the Seahawks and
the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. Neither
team was present on the field for the playing of the anthem.
(AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
That included supporters of President Donald Trump, who put aside their personal beliefs to show unity as a team, Carroll says.
The coach says, “They had a choice to do what they wanted to do and they decided to stay with the team, and that was a hard decision for a few guys and I totally understand that.”
Seattle’s players have been among the most outspoken in the NFL on social issues. Carroll says he’s not sure what if any form of protest the Seahawks will take when they return home Sunday to play the Indianapolis Colts.
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