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New York Jets: Christopher Johnson will pay any fines for taking a knee

#Jets chairman Christopher Johnson tells Newsday he’ll pay any anthem-related league fines for his players | @BobGlauber https://t.co/6zIqgPVIrZ pic.twitter.com/pxx8L0oz2B

— Newsday Sports (@NewsdaySports) May 23, 2018

New York Jets owner Christopher Johnson announced on Wednesday that he will pay any fine a player incurs for kneeling during the national anthem.

New York Jets owner Christopher Johnson is standing by his players whether they kneel for the National Anthem or not. Bob Glauber of Newsday reported Johnson’s stance of not allowing the NFL to dictate how a player can voice his opinion.