This week is not only a time where the Minnesota Vikings and other NFL teams hit the field for OTAs, but the league’s owners are also gathering together to discuss and improve some of the NFL’s current policies and rules.
On Wednesday, the league announced a new national anthem policy for a 2018. The new rules require players and other team members to either stand if present on the field or remain in the locker room during the playing of the national anthem.
Shortly after the announcement, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer took to the podium after the team’s second OTA and was asked about the league’s new anthem policy.