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Letter: Why are the football players even on the field?

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2017 file photo, from left, Miami Dolphins' Jelani Jenkins, Arian Foster, Michael Thomas, and Kenny Stills, kneel during the singing of the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. The anthem is played before the start of every U.S. major sporting event, where fans and players are expected to salute the flag by placing a hand over the heart while singing along. Not doing so is considered unpatriotic by some. The anthem has also been used by athletes as a way to protest. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

All of this nonsensical press coverage over whether NFL players should sit, kneel or stand for the national anthem could be easily solved by what they do at college football games: The teams don’t come out of their locker rooms until after “The Star Spangled Banner” has been played. How come the NFL could not figure that out? Seems like a no brainer to me.

Marty Bernstein

Midvale