While he reiterated his belief in standing for the anthem in his annual pre-training camp meeting with reporters, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones tried to say he intended to be more open to the points of view of players.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Jerry Jones sidestepped the question of whether he would change his policy requiring Dallas Cowboys players to stand during the national anthem.
While he reiterated his belief in standing for the anthem in his annual pre-training camp meeting with reporters this week, Jones tried to say he intended to be more open to the points of view of players. Jones was the first owner to suggest he might bench players over kneeling for the anthem. That was 2017, when the issue flared over comments from President Donald Trump a year after Colin Kaepernick first knelt to call attention to issues of racial injustice.
The Cowboys are in a similar situation now, with star quarterback Dak Prescott saying “conversations are heating up” over what the team will do with players and coaches kneeling during the anthem in other pro leagues, most notably the NBA. The two-time Pro Bowler has also joined other athletes in writing to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt seeking the release of death row inmate Julius Jones.
Defensive tackles Dontari Poe and Gerald McCoy signed with Dallas as free agents in the offseason, and both questioned why Jones didn't speak sooner after Floyd's death and Commissioner Roger Goodell's acknowledgment that the NFL erred in its resistance to peaceful protests by players.
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