UPDATE:
The entire team took a knee before the anthem and then stood up and linked arms. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his family partook in the demonstration. Many fans booed.
Earlier article:
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One player said, “We have to do something” during the national anthem.
Added another to the paper: “Something will be done.”
No Cowboys player has protested during anthem.
The anthem protests were started when former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during preseason games, drawing intense media scrutiny. Kaepernick and others said they were protesting against police brutality and racism in the United States. But many critics have said that the protest shows disrespect to the national anthem and the United States itself.
Garrett said he has no comment on what Trump said, noting: “I just don’t think it’s in anyone’s best interest for me to comment on that.”
The Dallas Cowboys are slated to play the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. It’s unclear whether any Cardinals players will protest.
Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians over the weekend said that it’s up to the players to decide on that.
“To even overcome the things in their life to get to the NFL is amazing. What they’ve done in the last month for hurricane relief victims speaks volumes of what we’re all about in the NFL,” the coach added.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones didn’t respond to Trump’s latest statements.
In the past, however, Jones has gone on record saying that he doesn’t think the national anthem is the best time to protest.
“That’s not the place to do anything other than honor the flag and everybody that’s given up a little for it,” he said.
During Sunday’s games, around 200 NFL players knelt, sat, raised a fist, or engaged in some other form of protest during the anthem, according to Fox Sports.
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