Then, on nationally televised Monday Night Football, the Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones kneeled alongside his players-crucially, before the actual playing of the anthem. First, the minute-long commercial “Inside These Lines” called for “unity” in place of outspoken displeasure. The league’s initial responses supported its employees, if not quite fully. Kaepernick’s mission was to prompt dialogue about racial inequality and white supremacy in America the adopters of his tactic wished also to respond to a president who encouraged the firing of protesting players. Goodell’s written remarks are the most official response yet to the players across the league who took a knee two and a half weeks ago, following in the footsteps of the now-unemployed quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whose own anthem protest began back at the start of the 2016 season. We want to honor our flag and our country, and our fans expect that of us.” “Like many of our fans, we believe that everyone should stand for the National Anthem,” he wrote.
Its contents concerned the most prominent topic of discussion surrounding the league recently.
On Tuesday, the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to the executives and presidents of all 32 teams.
