The rule states that teams must be on the field for the National Anthem. The rule was instituted in 2009. Interesting timing on that, eh? Makes one wonder what was going on to make the league feel the need to codify the policy.
So in 2009 the NFL creates a rule to require teams on the field for the anthem. Tim Tebow gets the bum’s rush out of the league a few years later. Now the inmates are running the asylum. Bet there’s a backstory here...