<P> In Week 3 of the season the majority of games were played two days after Trump made his statements . The protest gained broader participation when over 200 players sat or kneeled during the anthem . Many players, coaches and NFL teams protested and / or issued statements expressing dismay with Trump's comments: </P> <Ul> <Li> Twenty - seven members of the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars kneeled during the American National Anthem at their game at Wembley Stadium in London . Retired Ravens star and honorary Team Captain Ray Lewis kneeled with members of his team . All of the players stood for the British national anthem "God Save the Queen" with many remaining in locked arms . </Li> <Li> Several members of the Philadelphia Eagles raised their fists during the anthem before their game against the New York Giants . Before the same game, various Giants players stood with arms locked while others kneeled . </Li> <Li> The Seattle Seahawks and the Tennessee Titans did not take the field during the playing of the anthem, staying in their locker rooms until it concluded . The players of the Seahawks released a statement saying, "We will not stand for the injustice that has plagued people of color in this country . Out of love for our country and in honor of the sacrifices made on our behalf, we unite to oppose those that would deny our most basic freedoms ." Meghan Linsey, the Nashville singer who performed the anthem, kneeled when she completed the song . </Li> <Li> Before the opening of their game against the Houston Texans, various New England Patriots players and staff also expressed their concerns, including quarterback Tom Brady locking arms with Phillip Dorsett, and head coach Bill Belichick crossing his arms in front of him . Sixteen members of the Patriots kneeled during the anthem . Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he was disappointed at the tone in which Trump's comments were made . </Li> <Li> Several members of the Miami Dolphins wore "#IMWITHKAP" T - shirts on the field during the pregame warmup, in support of Kaepernick's actions . The team locked arms during the anthem, with five members kneeling . The opposing team, the New York Jets, also linked arms during the anthem . </Li> <Li> All Pittsburgh Steelers players except Alejandro Villanueva, who served as an Army Ranger, refused to leave the locker room during the anthem . On the sideline, the Chicago Bears players locked their arms while the anthem was performed . Villanueva has since expressed regret for his actions . </Li> <Li> The majority of the Oakland Raiders either sat or knelt during the anthem, with several members of the opposing Washington Redskins either kneeling or joining arms as well . </Li> <Li> Thirty - two members of the Denver Broncos kneeled during the anthem . At least ten members of the Buffalo Bills also kneeled during the anthem, while other team members locked arms . Running back LeSean McCoy said "My message to him (Trump) is, be a president, be respectful, man . You know, us Americans, we are together . Stop trying to divide us ." McCoy performed stretches during the national anthem . </Li> <Li> The Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals players locked arms during the anthem, while everyone on the Cowboys, including owner and general manager Jerry Jones, kneeled before the anthem was played . </Li> <Li> The New Orleans Saints established a plan with their team prior to their game against the Miami Dolphins on how they will handle the national anthem before the game . Drew Brees stood and stated the thoughts of his team as a whole by tweeting "As a way to show respect to all, our #Saints team will kneel in solidarity prior to the national anthem & stand together during the anthem ." </Li> <Li> More than ten Indianapolis Colts and about 20 Cleveland Browns players kneeled on one knee while the remaining players locked arms during the playing of "The Star - Spangled Banner" in Indianapolis, Indiana which was met by boos from the crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium . Indiana is the home state of Vice President Mike Pence, who weeks later intentionally walked out of a Colts game against the 49ers . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Twenty - seven members of the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars kneeled during the American National Anthem at their game at Wembley Stadium in London . Retired Ravens star and honorary Team Captain Ray Lewis kneeled with members of his team . All of the players stood for the British national anthem "God Save the Queen" with many remaining in locked arms . </Li> <Li> Several members of the Philadelphia Eagles raised their fists during the anthem before their game against the New York Giants . Before the same game, various Giants players stood with arms locked while others kneeled . </Li>

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