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Seahawks planning ‘pregame demonstration of unity’ to ‘honor the country and flag’

A day after several Seahawks players talked about joining cornerback Jeremy Lane in possibly sitting during the national anthem before Sunday’s game against Miami — and with Bobby Wagner saying the players might decide to do something as a team — the tenor appeared to change.

On Thursday, players appeared to have taken a team-wide vow of relative silence on the issue, though receiver Doug Baldwin issued a Tweet hinting at what may happen Sunday.

In his Tweet, Baldwin wrote: “To express a desire to bring people together, our team will honor the country and flag in a pregame demonstration of unity.