'"Guys are talking about not only the fact that he didn't stand but what it represents, what he's trying to make everybody in the nation aware of," Hughes said Tuesday at One Bills Drive. "I certainly understand his plight and understand what he's doing. It's just fun to get that forum, that topic out here in the locker room. We should be able to discuss anything in our society. It shouldn't make anybody uncomfortable. It's just great to have that out there on the floor."'