Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones joined his team on the field his team took on the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. Jones took a knee and locked arms alongside the entire Cowboys squad before and during the singing of the national anthem, respectively:

Jones, who was quoted during the Forbes Magazine 100-year anniversary gala last week to be against the league-wide protests, had a change of heart on Monday. Dallas is the only team this week to kneel and lock arms simultaneously, with Jones agreeing to the team's idea of doing so as a display of solidarity despite the eventual controversy that would follow.

The Cowboys were booed by the crowd at the University of Phoenix Stadium when they knelt in unison.

Brandon George of the Dallas Morning News shed more light on Jones' refusal to talk to the media about President Donald Trump's remarks on NFL players over the weekend:

As one of the most influential figures in the NFL, Jones knows very well the weight of his words and actions. And, being the de facto leader of America's Team, the 74-year-old tycoon was in the right to have shown his actual stance regarding the current controversy.

Although Jones' political affiliation has swayed both in favor of Trump and last year's presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, his decision on Monday to somehow show both defiance and unity is a good illustration of the NFL's current predicament in dealing with Trump's latest comments.