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On 24 September 2017, the America's Last Line of Defense web site published reporting that the Pittsburgh Steelers football team was fining its players $1 million each for engaging in protests that involved taking a knee or hiding in the locker room during the playing of the U.S. national anthem: It is true that the Steelers remained in their locker room (rather than being present on the sidelines) during the playing of the U.S. national anthem prior to their 24 September 2017 game with the Chicago Bears, as ABC News reported: However, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell did not impose any fine (much less one of a cool $1 million each) on the Pittsburgh players, nor did he hand down any other form of punishment or announce any disciplinary action against them. Reports of whopping fines supposedly levied against Steelers players are a fiction that originated with America's Last Line of Defense, a fake news site whose disclaimer notes that it is a satirical publication which presents fiction as fact and uses sources [that] don’t actually exist.
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