N.F.L. Owners’ Unity With Players Might Be Short-Lived

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, center, who linked arms with players during the national anthem on Sunday, said he was not likely to do it again.The image was striking — several owners of N.F.L. teams locking arms with their players on the sidelines Sunday in a dramatic statement of defiance to a president who ridiculed their sport and condemned players for refusing to stand during the national anthem as a protest against racism.

And then on Monday night, the league’s most prominent owner knelt with his entire team.

Beyond the appearance of unity, though, is a far different reality: The owners have done little to support players who protest to fight social injustice. A few owners have…