NFL players continue to demonstrate into the second week of pre-season games
Friday 17 August 2018 13:13, UK
Philadelphia Eagles defensive backs Malcolm Jenkins and De'Vante Bausby remained in the tunnel during the national anthem before their Super Bowl rematch against the New England Patriots.
Their latest protest comes just a week after they raised their fists in the exhibition opener.
NBC Philadelphia reported on Twitter that defensive lineman Michael Bennett also remained in the locker room.
A picture tweeted by the station showed Jenkins and Bausby bowing their heads as they looked out toward the field.
The NFL Network tweeted a video of Jenkins coming out for the warm-up wearing a shirt that said: "YOU AREN'T LISTENING."
The pair have been among the most vocal NFL players protesting racial inequality during the pre-game anthem.
There were no player protests before the other two pre-season games: Jets-Redskins in Landover, Maryland, and Steelers-Packers in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Eagles quarterback Nick Foles would leave the game with a shoulder injury as the Patriots ran out out 37-20 winners.
Foles helped take Philadelphia to the Super Bowl last season and it is not clear whether or not he will be fit for the regular season opener against the Atlanta Falcons.
