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#pounditThursday, March 28, 2024

Eagles players blast FOX News for misrepresenting their prayers as protests

Zach Ertz

Most of the players on the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster probably were not disappointed at all that Donald Trump cancelled their team’s scheduled visit to the White House, but some of them are understandably upset over the way one media outlet is covering the story.

After Trump announced his decision on Monday night, FOX News ran some images that purported to show Eagles players protesting the national anthem. Tight end Zach Ertz, one of the players shown, ripped the network for using images of players praying as “propaganda.”

Chris Long, who has always been outspoken about political issues, also unloaded on FOX.

Some of those photos clearly were not taken during the national anthem, so you can understand why players are upset that they were used in that context. And given how few players were expected to attend the White House ceremony to begin with, it’s safe to assume the NFL’s new anthem policy would have had very little to do with the low attendance.

UPDATE: FOX News issued an apology for the way its coverage was presented.

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