NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced a new national anthem policy Wednesday at league meetings in Atlanta. Beginning this season, players on the sideline must stand for the “Star Spangled Banner," but they also may choose to remain in the locker room.
Goodell will impoe “appropriate discipline” for those on the field who do not stand for the national anthem.
Here are the six principles for the new NFL policy:
1. All teams and league personnel on the field shall stand and show respect for the flag and anthem.
2. The game operations manual will be revised to remove the requirement that all players be on the field for the anthem.