Seahawks To Stand Arms Interlocked During Anthem To Show Unity

Ryan Mayer

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin had stated earlier this week that the team would put on a show of unity during the national anthem today prior to the team’s game against the Miami Dolphins. We now know what exactly that demonstration of unity will look like courtesy of QB Russell Wilson’s Instagram account.

CHANGE can Only happen TOGETHER. Unity. Love. Forgiveness. Change. 🌎 We are linking arms & standing to Stand Up for Social Justice, Love, & Peace for All. #BuildABridge The Question is… Will you?

A video posted by Russell Wilson (@dangerusswilson) on Sep 10, 2016 at 4:45pm PDT

This however, was not the original plan that Baldwin had for the team according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

#Seahawks originally planned to kneel together, hand over their hearts, during the anthem. But some players close with military objected

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 11, 2016

When not all #Seahawks wanted to kneel, WR Doug Baldwin decided if 46 active players aren't together, they're not doing it. So they'll stand

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 11, 2016

The team is attempting to call attention to the same injustices that 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick has spoken out about over the course of the last few weeks. However, the team chose to stand for the anthem as opposed to kneeling as Kaepernick and others including Broncos’ linebacker Brandon Marshall have recently done.