Several hours after telling ESPN that he would join Colin Kaepernick in not standing for the national anthem, Eagles rookie linebacker Myke Tavarres has apparently changed his mind.
Tavarres' agent told FOX29's Chris O'Connell Monday afternoon that the linebacker will stand for the national anthem Thursday in the Eagles' preseason finale against the Jets.
All right then.
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson released the following statement regarding Tavarres' decision(s):
Here's a Doug Pederson statement on Myke Tavarres and the anthem: pic.twitter.com/7PhcLhOm0c
— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) August 29, 2016
For what it's worth, Crossing Broad found this picture from Tavarres a few weeks ago, when he certainly seemed to be pro-America.