text: Pete says, “Because you are a football player you should be grateful and shut up?..."  “It is not about denigration of the flag, the country or anything that stands for. It’s not about that, at all. It’s about trying to get your feelings out and your ideas across,”.  This article reports HOURS were spent Saturday before a decision was made as to what the team was going to do while the National Anthem played.  Russell said it was a quick decision. It truly is sad the players AND coaches think the world-wide observation of DISRESPECT for the flag and anthem is  "...about trying to do the right thing."  Surely, you might think there are other avenues these players and coaches could better use to try to get their concerns & thoughts out than DISRESPECTING their country's flag and National Anthem.  No one is trying to silence them!  Players and coaches should be GOOD role models for our young people. Many saw the little league team of 8 & younger being shown what to do... Very sad indeed.