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The Dallas Cowboys kneeled as a team prior to the national anthem before Monday night's game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium.
They then locked arms and stood for the playing of the anthem.
Team owner and general manager Jerry Jones joined the team on the field for the anthem.
The Cowboys' official Twitter account posted a message and photo soon after the anthem, stating "#FootballIsFamily."
NBC 5 Cowboys insider Jean-Jacques Taylor reported Monday that Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett had addressed the topic with the team, but it was more of a discussion than a plan of action meeting.
A source told NBC 5 that some players might kneel during the national anthem, but Jones was trying to persuade them all to stand.
Prior to leaving North Texas for this week's game, Garrett made no public comment about President Donald Trump's comments concerning NFL players who choose to kneel during the national anthem, but Garrett said he did not expect any of his players to protest during Monday night's game.
"We have an approach that we believe in, and I won't comment beyond that," Garrett said Saturday.
President Trump carried his feud with the NFL over players who kneel in protest into the new week with a fresh volley of tweets.
"Tremendous backlash against the NFL and its players for disrespect of our Country. #StandForOurAnthem" he wrote Monday evening.
Trump's views sparked backlash and were considered racist by some.
"The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race. It is about respect for our Country, Flag and National Anthem. NFL must respect this!" he said in one of his Monday tweets.
But for some, Trump's argument with professional athletes had everything to do with race.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., called Trump a "racial arsonist" and said he was using the manufactured controversy to pander to his conservative political base.
"He uses race to advance his own ends," Jeffries told CNN.
NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart defended players' rights to peacefully protest what they view as racial inequality and police mistreatment of black males.
Photo Credit: Getty Images
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They then locked arms and stood for the playing of the anthem.
Team owner and general manager Jerry Jones joined the team on the field for the anthem.
The Cowboys' official Twitter account posted a message and photo soon after the anthem, stating "#FootballIsFamily."
NBC 5 Cowboys insider Jean-Jacques Taylor reported Monday that Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett had addressed the topic with the team, but it was more of a discussion than a plan of action meeting.
A source told NBC 5 that some players might kneel during the national anthem, but Jones was trying to persuade them all to stand.
Prior to leaving North Texas for this week's game, Garrett made no public comment about President Donald Trump's comments concerning NFL players who choose to kneel during the national anthem, but Garrett said he did not expect any of his players to protest during Monday night's game.
"We have an approach that we believe in, and I won't comment beyond that," Garrett said Saturday.
President Trump carried his feud with the NFL over players who kneel in protest into the new week with a fresh volley of tweets.
"Tremendous backlash against the NFL and its players for disrespect of our Country. #StandForOurAnthem" he wrote Monday evening.
Trump's views sparked backlash and were considered racist by some.
"The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race. It is about respect for our Country, Flag and National Anthem. NFL must respect this!" he said in one of his Monday tweets.
But for some, Trump's argument with professional athletes had everything to do with race.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., called Trump a "racial arsonist" and said he was using the manufactured controversy to pander to his conservative political base.
"He uses race to advance his own ends," Jeffries told CNN.
NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart defended players' rights to peacefully protest what they view as racial inequality and police mistreatment of black males.
Photo Credit: Getty Images
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