Stephen Jones: 'If they want to be a Dallas Cowboy,' players will fall in line with Jerry's national anthem policy
In an interview with KTCK 96.7 FM The Ticket's Norm and D Invasion, Stephen Jones reiterated his father's policy,
which was laid out at Wednesday's news conference to kick off training camp in Oxnard, Calif.:
"There's one way to do it right in our mind, and that's go toes on the line and stand for the anthem," Jones said.
He said that players would be punished if they choose to stay in the locker room instead.
Jones was then asked whether he feels confident that Cowboys players will follow the rules set out by the front office:
"If they want to be a Dallas Cowboy, yes."
"That's not an 'I' or 'me' thing. This is an organizational thing," Jones said. "We feel strongly about it. We don't think it's a controversy. We just think that's the way we do it. Jerry feels strongly about it. I think he's had a good feel for what our organization should be over 30 years. I think it's paid off for our players for the most part.
The team is happy to support players' social causes at the right time, Jones said, but they're expected to stick to sports on Sunday.
"We certainly are supportive of them when they have their personal issues or their personal things that they want to pursue. And we'll help them pursue them on Tuesdays," Jones said. "But when you're wearing the Dallas Cowboy uniform and a Dallas Cowboy helmet and you're working for the Dallas Cowboys, you check the I and the me at the door and you're a part of a team. There's bright lines in terms of our organization."