Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday he hopes to find a compromise that will avoid player protests during the national anthem. While no one from the Cowboys has spoken out against Jones’ efforts to persuade players not to exercise their rights – as the commissioner recently pointed out – Packers guard Billy Turner made his point clear.
“I saw the comments Jerry Jones made about his team, hoping the team could do something together before the anthem and then represent the anthem,” Turner said Friday, via Rob Demovsky d ‘ESPN.com. “This is not what we are protesting about. To protest the national anthem is to send a message through this company and everyone who watches soccer games every Sunday has a chance to see so that you get your message across. The idea of protesting is to point out to people who are higher – like our president – what we are doing. We understand he doesn’t like it. Why do you think we continue to protest? Because nothing has changed.
Turner believes, however, that the protests should not give in to a boycott. Again.
“[W]We can go out there and boycott the football games, ”Turner said. “Of course we can do it. It’s easy. What change will this make initially and immediately? Football fans across the country and around the world are angry that they cannot watch football. What is this negativity going to bring to the world because we are not playing this game? I don’t know if that necessarily creates a change initially. “
Turner’s comments come at a time when uncertainty has arisen about the possibility of boycotts. Even though things calm down following the latest incident which caused an unprecedented backlash in the sports world, if / when the next video emerges between now and the Super Bowl, it is impossible to rule out players who are jumping. matches.
Meanwhile, Jones is expected to appear again on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Tuesday. On Friday, he was surprisingly not asked about the status of the anthem. On Tuesday, he will no doubt be asked to revisit the situation, given everything that has happened since last Tuesday – and everything that could happen in the next three days.
