10-04-2017, 05:43 PM
(10-04-2017, 04:46 PM)Sled21 Wrote: And that has been disputed by numerous NFL Radio announcers who played way prior to that who state they were always on the field....
The vast majority were on the field. There wasn't anything organized about it like there is now but it was the exception to not a have a team on the sideline when the anthem was played.
The 2009 thing was more of an organization for all teams across the board, as well as making sure teams were out there for Prime Time games, where before they were kept in the locker room until it was over.
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