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Mike Brown said league wants quiet on anthem policy for now

CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown indicated that owners have been instructed to say little regarding the national anthem policy while an agreement is worked out between the NFL and the NFLPA.

The NFL and the NFLPA recently released a joint statement that said no new rules relating to players' actions during the national anthem would be "issued or enforced for the next several weeks while these confidential discussions are ongoing."

"The league and the union are talking on this and we're instructed to stand down while that's ongoing," Brown said on Tuesday. "I'm not going to sit here and stir the pot.