NFL Owners May Change Rule on Standing for Anthem, Player Approval Not Required

(L-R) Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Mike Wallace, former player Ray Lewis and inside linebacker C.J. Mosley lock arms and kneel during the playing of the U.S. national anthem before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London, Sept. 24, 2017. Matt Dunham,/AP/File

As NFL viewership ratings tumbled to a season-low on Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that next week team owners plan to discuss the policy on standing for the national anthem.

Fewer Americans watched the “Monday Night Football” game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Washington Redskins on Oct. 9 than any other regular-season NFL game this year, Deadline reported.