Packers Want Fans To Show Unity By Locking Arms At Next Game

If you’re going to the Packer/Bear game tomorrow (Thursday) night in Green Bay, you’ll be asked to lock your arms with the fans next to you during the national anthem. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his players called for the gesture Tuesday at a team meeting which showed “unity and love and support” amid the recent anthem protests. They hit a new peak last Sunday after President Donald Trump said N-F-L players should be fired if they sit or kneel in what he called a disrespect of the flag — and on Tuesday, Trump said the league should make a rule forcing players to stand for the anthem. Rodgers said he saw a “lot of hatred” on social media after three Packers sat on their bench last Sunday. Some fans responded by demanding mass boycotts of N-F-L games, including the Veterans Day weekend in November which is normally the league’s “Salute to Service” month.