Here’s why Jerry Jones is flouting NFL over anthem: check the Cowboys’ bottom line

It conjured two questions this week, when Jerry Jones and son Stephen came out and undercut a national anthem rule they helped create barely two months ago. A rule that was supposed to allow NFL players a locker room option if they didn’t feel compelled to engage in “proper” conduct during the national anthem – a lawyer-ish way of banning social justice protests during the ceremonies. The Cowboys voted in favor of that rule in May. Then they backtracked this week, saying Dallas players would all put a toe on the line for the anthem, or simply not be Cowboys.