Player protests during the national anthem continue to be front and center in every NFL discussion, and the league, many owners, and the president of the United States have all generally just made things worse every time they talk about it. It’s the issue that won’t die for this league.
Arthur Blank joined the fray with some mixed messages about how the team will handle protests following the Falcons’ first training camp practice on Friday. That has been the case for most NFL teams with the exception of the Dallas Cowboys, who have threatened to punish or even outright cut anyone who kneels for the anthem, though of course we doubt they’d follow through on that for their stars.