Rico LaVelle, who sang the national anthem during the Detroit Lions - Atlanta Falcons game in Detroit, took a knee and held up a fist at the end of the song on Sunday.
Lions-Falcons national anthem singer takes a knee and raises fist
After Donald Trump tweeted protesting players should be fired, Rico Lavelle protested while singing.
The singer’s actions added to a number of protests during the national anthem at NFL games, following Donald Trump’s comments about peaceful protests by NFL players.
Trump said on Friday that NFL owners who see players “disrespecting the flag” should “get that son of a bitch off the field right now, he’s fired.” He also continued later on Twitter:
While LaVelle sang, Lions players locked their arms in solidarity:
As did members of the Falcons:
The game was one of many with protests during the national anthem on Sunday.
