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Darren McFadden: Jerry Jones has never personally ordered Cowboys to stand for national anthem

While Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has made his feelings on national anthem protests quite well known, he's never pushed that onto the team, according to one player.

In a Wednesday interview with Newy Scruggs on NBC Sports Radio, Cowboys running back Darren McFadden said Jones has never ordered the team to act a certain way during the anthem.

"He hasn't come in and said that to us personally," McFadden said.

On Tuesday morning, Jones said that he his "strongly" against the idea of protesting the national anthem.

"I just feel so strongly that the act of recognizing the flag is a salute to our country and all of the people that have sacrificed so that we can have the liberties we have," Jones said on 105.