Byrne Identity: How Ravens Would Likely Address A Colin Kaepernick Situation

Senior Vice President of Public Relations Kevin Byrne explains the team would salute a player like Colin Kaepernick for taking a stand, and ask him if he could find another way and time to express that.

At the risk of some criticism, I am not always respectful during the national anthem, especially at home games.

We take a lot of pride in our pre-game presentation at M&T Bank Stadium. For our preface to these and our pre-game player introductions, I usually go to the field or to the WBAL/98 Rock radio booth. There, I can sense how loud the crowd is and how up they are for that game. By the time I make it back to my seat in the press box, the anthem has started and often is half finished.

That…