Jerry Jones intentionally put himself at the center of the NFL's national-anthem controversy.
The Dallas Cowboys owner surprised those across the football world on September 25th, 2017, when he took a knee and locked arms with players and coaches before his team's home game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Less than a year later, Jones struck a much different cord on the matter, mandating that the Cowboys stand for “The Star Spangled Banner” during the lead up to the 2018 season.
Now that Colin Kaepernick has settled his grievance with the NFL, though, Jones has gone silent regarding the San Francisco 49ers quarterback and the movement he started.
Jerry Jones said he couldn’t speak about Kaepernick.
— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) February 19, 2019
To be clear, it's likely in Jones' best legal interest to stray from discussing Kaepernick in wake of the settlement he reached with the league last week.
NFL owners voted last May to change the rule that required players to be on the field for the national anthem, instead permitting them to stay in the locker room.
That attempt at compromise backfired just shortly thereafter, due in large part to Jones and other owners plans to implement team-specific rules stating that players must be on the field for the anthem, standing at attention.
“As far as the Dallas Cowboys, you know where I stand, the team knows where I stand,” Jones said in July, per ESPN's Todd Archer. “Our policy is you stand during the anthem, toe on the line.”
As for the on-field product, Jones will try to help the Cowboys make improvements in key areas so they can have a shot at returning to the Super Bowl for the first time in many years.
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