The entire Dallas Cowboys team took a knee before the national anthem and then stood up and linked arms before it started and held that pose throughout before “Monday Night Football.” They knelt only for about 10 seconds before standing.
Crowd erupts in boos as owner Jerry Jones and entire Dallas Cowboys team kneel live on Monday Night Football pic.twitter.com/jT6dJZOTWS
— Ω (@6upsidedownis9) September 26, 2017
Despite rumors to the contrary, Jerry Jones locked arms with Dallas Cowboys players and kneeled. #TakeAKnee #DALvsAZ pic.twitter.com/mCjugA7LUq
— Brandon Pope TV (@BpopeTV) September 26, 2017
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his family linked arms and knelt with the players before the anthem.
Many fans in Arizona audibly booed when the Cowboys took a knee.
The Cardinals linked arms with members of the military during tonight's national anthem. pic.twitter.com/twHX1kb2EW #NFL
— ARMCHAIR QB (@ESPNHQ) September 26, 2017
Dallas Cowboys unite arm in arm, then take knee together before anthem, then stand for anthem. pic.twitter.com/9276XmUL4K
— Brian Brinkley (@BrianBrinkleyOK) September 26, 2017
The @dallascowboys are arm-in-arm on the field now. @NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/vu3uthIISH
— Pat Doney (@PatDoneyNBC5) September 26, 2017
The Cowboys’ opponent, the Arizona Cardinals, linked arms with members of the military during the national anthem.
Michael Bidwell, the team owner, also linked arms.
Cardinals owner Michael Bidwell standing with Patrick Peterson and Larry Fitzgerald during the national anthem. pic.twitter.com/GMuRhqQc3X
— Jake Russell (@_JakeRussell) September 26, 2017
Since last season, when the anthem protests started, no Cowboys player has protested during the anthem.
It comes after reports that some players would protest during the anthem—following 200 other players around the NFL who protested Sunday. In viral videos posted on YouTube and Facebook, fans could be seen burning their NFL memorabilia.
Cowboys linked arm to arm Jerry Jones in the middle. pic.twitter.com/EL6uGFJqsT
— Mike Jurecki (@mikejurecki) September 26, 2017
President Donald Trump over the weekend slammed the players who protested (usually in the form of kneeling) during the national anthem.
He tweeted Monday evening: “Tremendous backlash against the NFL and its players for disrespect of our Country. #StandForOurAnthem”
Tremendous backlash against the NFL and its players for disrespect of our Country.#StandForOurAnthem??
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 25, 2017
The president added that Chief of Staff John Kelly, a former general, agrees with Trump’s sentiment.
General John Kelly totally agrees w/ my stance on NFL players and the fact that they should not be disrespecting our FLAG or GREAT COUNTRY!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 25, 2017
It comes after a CNN report alleging that Kelly was opposed to Trump’s stance on the anthem, which he derided as “fake news.”
The Cardinals linked arms with members of the military during tonight's national anthem. pic.twitter.com/twHX1kb2EW #NFL
— ARMCHAIR QB (@ESPNHQ) September 26, 2017
