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Article snippet: Players across the National Football League (NFL) on Sunday demonstrated in the wake of President Trump’s attack on athletes who kneel during the national anthem. The Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins closed off the day of protests, with nearly every Raiders player remaining on the bench during the opening anthem. Redskins owner Dan Snyder, meanwhile, stood arm in arm with some players on his team as others knelt. Throughout the day, other teams showed their defiance against a president who on Friday said players who knelt during the anthem should be removed from the field. Among those teams that saw players demonstrating on Sunday were the Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. Both the Tennessee Titans and Seattle Sehawks, who were playing each other in Nashville, stayed in their locker rooms during the anthem. When the Pittsburgh Steelers also chose to remain in their locker room, a sole player, military veteran Alejandro Villanueva, emerged on the field to stand during the anthem. Amid the wave of protests on Sunday, Trump repeatedly doubled-down on his criticism. “Sports fans should never condone players that do not stand proud for their National Anthem or their Country. NFL should change policy,” Trump tweeted Sunday evening. Earlier in the day, the president said that while standing and locking arms was a positive show of solidarity, kneeling was “not acceptable.” He also retweeted a message that seemed to ... Link to the full article to read more