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Fox News apologizes after Eagles’ Zach Ertz blasts national anthem ‘propaganda

By Tom Schad, USA TODAY Sports

Hours after Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz and defensive lineman Chris Long criticized Fox News for showing footage of Eagles players praying before games — during a segment about protests during the national anthem — the network apologized for what it described as an “error.”

Christopher Wallace, the executive producer of Fox News @ Night, apologized for using the footage in a statement provided to USA TODAY Sports, explaining that it was “unrelated” to the matter of the segment.

“During our report about President Trump canceling the Philadelphia Eagles trip to the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl win, we showed unrelated footage of players kneeling in prayer,” Wallace said in the statement. “To clarify, no members of the team knelt in protest during the national anthem throughout regular or post-season last year. We apologize for the error.”

Read more at https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/06/05/eagles-zach-ertz-chris-long-fox-prayer-trump-nfl-anthem/672214002/

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