We all know what is happening here.
Here is what Myke Tavarres originally said to ESPN about standing for the National Anthem.
“We’ve got an issue in this country in this day and age, and I feel like somebody needs to step up and we all need to step up,” Tavarres said to ESPN. “We’ve got that right. There’s just a lot going on that people don’t want to talk about, and I feel like us as athletes, we’re looked at as role models.”
“In this situation, I’ve really got nothing to lose,” he said. “I’m a rookie free agent, haven’t signed any major contract, so there’s not a lot of money on the line, I don’t have any big endorsement deals on the line. Really what’s at stake is my pride and what kind of man would I be and what kind of African-American would I be if I didn’t stand my ground on this issue we have today?”
It looks like someone got to him and now he will be standing.
UPDATE:Agent for @Eagles rookie Myke Tavarres tells me his client "Will stand for national anthem". Reversing what he said in @espn report
— Chris O'Connell (@CoconnellFox29) August 29, 2016
It is sad, but when you are that low on the totem pole and you are likely threatened with being released, there isn’t much you can do.