Many fans did not appear to grant the request of the Packers to stand and link arms during the national anthem prior to Thursday night’s game.
Earlier this week, Packers players asked fans at Lambeau Field to link arms as they planned to do during the playing of the national anthem. Members of both the Packers and Bears stood with arms linked.
The Packers and Bears both stood and linked arms for the national anthem pic.twitter.com/dXfMzd4oTl
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 29, 2017
It does not appear many fans followed suit. You can see a few shots of the crowd below.
Vast majority did not link arms but many sang along w the anthem. Right behind GB bench a sign: "Shame on the NFL. Vets stand for the flag"
— Michele Steele (@ESPNMichele) September 29, 2017
#Packers players asked fans to link arms during #NationalAnthem, I saw very few do that from pressbox. #CHIvsGB pic.twitter.com/vkXgKNw1WR
— Josh Moser (@TheMozKnowz) September 29, 2017
Some fans locking arms, even a white man in Aaron Rodgers jersey raising his first, during national anthem. Not many. pic.twitter.com/R2NbqENckl
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) September 29, 2017
We saw an unprecedented number of players protest racial injustice in the country and display unity in response to President Donald Trump’s comments during last week’s NFL games. We can probably expect much of the same this weekend and for the foreseeable future.
The results of last weekend’s displays around the league led to a player’s father losing work, a petition being started to remove Ray Lewis’ statue in Baltimore, and a car dealership requesting an advertisement featuring Von Miller no longer be shown.
