Miami Dolphins players said they plan to remain in the locker room for both the national anthem and the Black national anthem before their game against the New England Patriots on Sunday, CNN reports.

Several Dolphins players appeared in a video posted to social media on Thursday, detailing their reasons for sitting out during the anthems.

"If we could just right our wrongs, we wouldn't need two songs," one player said.

"We need changed hearts, not just a response to pressure," another player added.

BREAKING NEWS: The@MiamiDolphins players will stay inside for both national anthems. They express their discontentment with what they call “fluff and empty gestures” by the @NFL
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— Jay Williams (@RealJayWilliams) September 10, 2020

Earlier this month, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced a slate of planned social justice initiatives and a voter activation push as a response to the civil unrest brewing in the country, per Fox 8.

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