Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones isn’t a fan of your national anthem protests.
It is always interesting in Jerry World, as Jones presides over the so-called “America’s Team” and is one of the more controversial names in sports.
For one reason or another, Jones decided to speak out against the national anthem protests put on by Colin Kaepernick, Brandon Marshall and others, as captured by ESPN’s Todd Archer:
“We strongly, strongly support the flag in every way we support — and it’s almost ridiculous to be saying it — the people who for generations and generations have given it all up so that we can get out here and show off in front of millions of people on television.
“We respect that so much. That’s the real business. The forum of the NFL and the forum on television is a very significant thing. I’m for it being used in every way we can to support the great, great contributors in our society, and that’s people that have supported America, the flag, and there’s no reason not to go all out right there. And for anybody to use parts of that visibility to do otherwise is really disappointing.”
To say this is a surprise from Jones would be an outright lie. He’s entitled to his opinion on the matter, of course, but so are players around the league. How Jones decides to act, if at all, when one of his players winds up protesting the anthem will be quite interesting to see.