Jones had a free choice. He chose the wrong side. Traitor.
Traitor is a strong word meant for capital offenses warranting a death penalty.
Are you sure you want to use that word for what is just politically correct idiocy?
he might have gotten played. Depending on exactly what he told the team they may have said “he said we have to stand for the anthem, but he didn’t say we couldn’t kneel prior or after”....
So they did what they wanted and still did what he said.
Not enough info.