Pittsburgh Steelers fans have been, shall we say, less than supportive of the team’s decision (minus Alejandro Villanueva) to stay in the locker room during the national anthem in Chicago Sunday, with many burning their team jerseys and other attire in response.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said the move was an effort to stay out of politics, "not to be disrespectful to the anthem, but to remove ourselves from the circumstance.” Yet many viewed it as a protest of the anthem nonetheless.
Now, Steelers president Art Rooney II is attempting to rein in the PR nightmare.
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