Slidell youth team kneels during national anthem(7yr,8yr olds)

Players who kneel during the national anthem aren't just a controversy for the NFL.

On Sunday, the protest filtered down to a Slidell youth football program when a team of 7- and 8-year-olds took a knee prior to playing a championship game. The Slidell Youth Football Association, a private organization that receives some city funding, posted a statement about the incident on its Facebook page, saying the organization was aware that a photo showing the kneeling players had been shared across social media.

"Slidell Youth Football Association was not aware of this isolated situation prior to the start of the national anthem," the statement said. "SYFA does not have a rule or bylaw in place that tells someone to kneel or stand during the national anthem. Would have walked on the field and got my kid