The issue isn’t so much that Jerry Jones wants his players to stand for the anthem. The issue is how he is blatantly threatening them with not being on the team if they don’t.
He is treating them like property, not human beings, but they don’t seem to mind, so should we? Here are some of the quotes via PFT, they aren’t surprising.
“He’s the boss. That’s above my pay grade,” defensive end Taco Charlton said after Thursday night’s practice. “. . . He said he wanted us to stand up. I don’t have a problem with that. I understand where he’s coming from. . . . I respect what he says. I have no problem with it.”
Jaylon Smith said he’s about “unity,” and DeMarcus Lawrence shrugged his shoulders and said, “It really ain’t nothing.” Jourdan Lewis wants to take a stand on social injustice but not by taking a knee.
“You’ve got to do it the right way, of course,” Lewis said. “[Colin] Kaepernick did some great things. I understand he did a lot of great things. As a team aspect, we’ve got to come together and see what can we do to actually change things. I think that’ll be more effective. Coming together as a team and understanding things need to be changed in this nation, not just with a gesture. We understand. We understand out there. But we understand we have a goal, and we need to accomplish that goal.”
They have been brainwashed, but once again it is their choice if they are ok with being treated like property, no need for anyone to feel sorry for them when Jerry Jones and Cowboys don’t find them useful anymore.
Flip the page for Stephen Jones’ statement saying Jerry Jones will cut anyone who doesn’t stand for the anthem.