Sunday’s season-opening edition of NBC’s Football Night in America included comments from Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy regarding his views on the subject of players standing for the national anthem.
Dungy shared his own experiences with the anthem (at one point in his life, he didn’t stand), and he shared some of the wisdom on the topic he obtained from his late father, who served in the U.S. military during World War II.
It’s perhaps the most reasoned, balanced, and common-sense explanation regarding efforts to protest the anthem by sitting or kneeling from Americans who have legitimate concerns regarding whether the last 12 words of the song truly are being honored.
