Burgess Owens opposes NFL playing unofficial Black national anthem before games – Salt Lake Tribune

The NFL is apparently considering playing “Raise Evry Voice And Sing” prior to the “The Star-Spangled Banner” for all Week 1 games, set up between Sept. 10-16. That move, first reported Thursday by ESPNs The Undefeated by an individual acquainted with the leagues conversations, is one of a number of the NFL is expected to take this season to recognize racial inequality and cops violence.

Yet Owens, a Black former NFL security, tweeted Thursday that “There is no black national anthem.”.