Coaches in the U.S. National Football League (NFL) have not voted to ban the practice of players kneeling during the national anthem, as claimed in an online article that uses fabricated quotes and sources.
“NFL Coaches Vote Unanimously to Permanently Ban Anthem Kneeling: “It Stops Now,”” reads one of the Facebook posts sharing the headline without any context about its origin.
We make no claim that the information presented in these articles is true or accurate.”No credible reports were found saying that NFL coaches had conducted the purported vote in 2023.
The decision was challenged by the players’ union, and later relaxed in 2020 when the league commissioner publicly apologized for not previously heeding NFL players’ concerns and encouraged “all to speak out and peacefully protest.”VERDICTFalse.
NFL coaches did not vote or decide in 2023 to ban players from kneeling during the pre-game national anthem.
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