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Bucs' Mike Evans, DeSean Jackson kneel during national anthem

Bucs receivers Mike Evans and DeSean Jackson both kneeled during the national anthem in protest before Sunday's game at the Vikings, two days after President Donald Trump made critical remarks about NFL players protesting.

The rest of the Bucs team stood on the field with their arms locked during the anthem, while Evans and Jackson went down on one knee several feet behind them, each with their hands on their hearts for the length of the anthem.

Evans chose to sit during the anthem before a Bucs home game last year in protest after Trump was elected as president, saying that his protest was not meant as any disrespect to the military or the flag itself.