National Football League players from the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars knelt and linked arms during the pre-game national anthem on Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump called on fans to boycott teams that do not discipline players who protest.
At the first game since Trump stepped up his criticism of NFL players, dozens of members of the Jaguars and Ravens did not stand for the anthem and took a knee, a form of protest that began last year over excessive use of force by police against African-Americans.
Jaguars owner Shad Khan linked arms with team players in solidarity at the game in London’s Wembley Stadium. Khan donated $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.
In an early morning post on Twitter, Trump pressed ahead with his feud about players who refuse to stand for the anthem.
