Pittsburgh Players Hold ‘Steelers Against Racism’ Banner During National Anthem
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The Pittsburgh Steelers showed their support for the fight against racism prior to Monday’s game against the New York Giants.
As Steelers writer Teresa Varley shared, members of the team stood next to each other while holding a large banner that said “Steelers Against Racism” with the hometowns of the players listed on the banner:
On the ESPN broadcast, Chris Fowler said Pittsburgh decided as a team to “stand as one,” while the Giants elected to let individual players decide what they will do during the anthem, with approximately one-third of them choosing to protest police brutality and systemic racism by kneeling.
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