He said the new policy was "reaffirmed" by all 32 teams of the National Football League. The previous policy required players to be on the field for the anthem but said only that they "should" stand.

Confusing claims about whether the NFL's rulebook or game operations manual specifically requires players to stand on the sideline during the pre-game playing of the U.S. national anthem.

Across the web, people are sharing posts about a so-called “rule” pertaining to the National Anthem at National Football League games. The post details the requirements for NFL players to be ...

The only section of the Official Playing Rules that could be pertinent to the issue would be Article 8 under Section 4, “EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS, PLAYER APPEARANCE.” The rule states that ...