Posted on 09/25/2017 11:44:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Left tackle Alejandro Villanueva surprised his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates Sunday when he stood in the tunnel for the national anthem at Soldier Field.
Several Steelers players told ESPN that they expected the entire team to stay in the locker room -- as planned -- for the pregame song.
But the former Army Ranger decided to walk out of the locker room and stand in the tunnel with his hand over his chest during the rendition. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stood on his team's sideline during the song, without his team behind him.
Villanueva served multiple terms in Afghanistan.
His jersey has skyrocketed in sales since he took his stance on Sunday. His jersey sales trailed just Marshawn Lynch, Derek Carr, Carson Wentz, Antonio Brown and Aaron Rodgers as of 7:45 p.m. on Fanatics.com. according to 247 Sports.
His jersey was the top seller of any player as of Monday afternoon.
A spokesman for Fanatics told ESPN that Villanueva has been the most popular player in the NFL, when it comes to merchandise sales on the site, for the last 24 hours.
Tomlin revealed that his team would not participate in the national anthem on the field in an interview before the game.
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And now that he’s “admitted” that he’s wrong, they’ll make a nice bonfire, too.
“UPI and their reporter can’t write their way out of a paper bag.”
Spot on!!! I’m about ready to offer a reward to anyone who can find a recent article written by someone who could pass a fifth grade English test from 1955.
Maybe they (UPI reporter) went to the same school as LeBron James.
“They was not educated”.
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