Posted on 10/22/2017 2:22:59 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has gone to great lengths in recent weeks to ensure his voice was heard publicly about his displeasure over any NFL player not standing for the national anthem, and while he slipped out of last week's owner's meetings in New York without speaking to the media, league sources said he was quite vocal during Wednesday's session.
Jones was the only owner to rail against the handful of players who are still regularly kneeling, standing or staying in the locker room during the playing of the anthem, the sources said, pronouncing his disagreement with how the NFL is policing the matter before all 32 teams. On Tuesday, when a select group of owners and league officials met with players and NFLPA leadership, there were no dissenting voices or debate about how the ongoing protests were being handled. But that changed on the second day of the meetings, with Jones expressing his feelings several times in what sources describe as a "firm and forceful" manner, but restrained and not over the top.
Jones made it clear he believes the language in the league's game-day manual should be changed to stipulate punishments for any player who does not comply with standing for the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." As one executive present in the meeting put it: "Jerry made it clear he wants that enforced and wants the NFL to compel all players to stand." However, Jones did not stipulate that he wanted the matter brought up for debate, there was no discussion of actually altering any NFL policies, no other owners supported Jones's stance during the meeting, and most of the time at these sessions was spent discussing how to move "from protest to progress," rather than focusing on the protests themselves.
However, when Jones expressed his concern about how the league office had handled the matter, asserting they should have been more proactive in trying to address the mounting protests dating back to when Colin Kaepernick first began sitting and kneeling last summer, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt took the floor and agreed with Jones, sources said. Hunt did not express any feelings about the protests themselves, but did concur on Jones' criticisms of the NFL headquarters in New York and their response to them.
Furthermore, Jones did not raise any concerns about the league's ongoing efforts to support players in their communities, both financially and otherwise, as all owners seem supportive of the ongoing dialogue between the NFL and NFLPA on matters of social awareness, injustice and racism.
Players standing up for Colon, a malcom X and castro-loving marxist muslim.
I saw in kneel with the team is support of blm.
If he had a spine he would have defied the NFL on decals supporting the assassinated police.
Thought I could get here before the Bash-Jerry-Anyway posts. Dang it. Too late.
Too little too late Jer; you should have thought this out when it first happened. The horse is out of the barn and it aint coming back.
The Race Cabal is in the NFL with a heavy thumb. They will destroy the NFL if they don’t push their Communist agenda. Too bad the NFL owners don’t stand up to them and lay down the truth about this false narrative about injustice to blacks.
We have a narcotics war in our nation which is killing thousands of people, destroying families and ruining lives. It is time NFL energy is put forth against the Illegal Drug Industry. Taking the knee is laziness and taking the eye off the ball.
Jones may be the only owner smart enough to realize that the NFL is being perceived as anti-American.
Too late, Double J.
Wait until it starts to effect their pocketbooks, then I bet they start enforcing the stand for the anthem rule with fines.
Jerry Who?
Jones will be the grandpa that lost all their money.
His grandchildren will hate him. ha ha
He wasn’t smart enough to squash it when he had the chance.
Instead he joined them! I know he thought it was a clever compromise. It wasn’t ! The visual of it was, “He joined them!”.
If he has much of his wealth tied up in owning the Cowboys, his action set fire to a boxcar or two of it!
Any word on attendance, etc. at games today. I ask because my wife read a blurb on the net a bit ago stating that an unnamed game in an unnamed city today had “nearly empty stands at kickoff.” I don’t wish the NFL any particular bad luck, but if they have some, I wouldn’t mind hearing about it. I’m certainly not watching.
That’s why I’m watching women’s college volleyball now.
They can meet all they want. As far as I am concerned the matter is settled. Funding the NFL is funding the Left.
Cut the cable tv
No NFL
Buy local/generic
Do not fund the Left.
I just found this article about some of the stadiums having empty seats:
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/10/nfl-hell-several-stadiums-nearly-empty-anthem-protest-backlash-rolls-week-7-photos/
Jones made it clear he believes the language in the league's game-day manual should be changed to stipulate punishments for any player who does not comply with standing for the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." ************** The NFL may be a day late and a dollar short. But that is how this situation is handled in the NBA rules. The rules should be a part of ever players contracts. What the Commissioner and the NFL needs to do is copy the NBA policy and make that a part of each players contract. NBA Rules ... (1) Each player when introduced, prior to the game, must be uniformly dressed. (2) Players, coaches and trainers are to stand and line up in a dignified posture along the sidelines or on the foul line during the playing of the National Anthem. (3) Coaches and assistant coaches must wear a sport coat or suit coat. (4) While playing, players must keep their uniform shirts tucked into their pants, and no T-shirts are allowed. (5) The only article bearing a commercial 'logo' which can be worn by players is their shoes. end snip
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