Jerry Jones: Cowboys will bench any player who 'disrespects' flag
Todd Archer
ESPN Staff Writer
October 9, 2017, 11:52 PM CT
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said emphatically that his players will stand for the national anthem and not disrespect the flag, and if they do, the player or players will not play.
"If there's anything that is disrespectful to the flag, then we will not play," Jones said after the Cowboys' 35-31 loss to the Green Bay Packers. "Understand? We will not ... if we are disrespecting the flag, then we will not play. Period."
The topic was raised after Vice President Mike Pence left Sunday's game between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers after more than 20 Niners knelt during the national anthem with their hands over their hearts, as was the case the previous week.
Pence tweeted a statement in which he said he would not dignify any event that disrespects soldiers, the flag or the anthem.
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