Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott defended his stance on the national anthem protests, in an interview published Aug. 1.
The comments come after earlier remarks on why he supports Cowboys owners Jerry Jones in obligating players not to participate in national anthem protests.
Prescott was asked whether he would join the national anthem protests, at a press conference on July 27.
“No I never protest. I never protest during the anthem and I don’t think that’s the time or the venue to do so,” said Prescott, via the Star-Telegram. “The game of football has always brought me such a peace and I think it does the same for a lot of people, a lot of people playing the game, a lot of people watching the game, a lot of people that have any impact of the game. So when you bring such a controversy to the stadium, to the field, to the game, it takes away. It takes away from the joy and to the love that football brings a lot of people.”
“Us as a team, we chose to stand together for the national anthem. It was our decision. I think it just shows our culture. It shows that we have unity. We’re going to stand as one. That’s not knocking anyone else who may choose to kneel during the national anthem. But we’re the Dallas Football Cowboys, America’s Team. We stand for the national anthem.”