go unanswered, and he won t go after lebron. and it s hard not to take this at face value and applaud what lebron has done. lebron talks about as a kid in akron, he road a bike and he says it helped him get out of the neighborhood and every student is getting a bike. lupica, why does the nfl let itself by led around by the nose by this president. why is the nba so much more comfortable letting their athletes speak for themselves and trying to help the communities they re serve and the nfl seems incapable of inching close to doing that for their players. it s interesting, nicole, they have an anthem policy in the nba that was collectively bargained for by both the owners and players and nobody to my knowledge has crossed it in a long time. the nfl owners the president isn t going half to go after
abby: we are still dealing with this. griff: the player s association says we are not on board. we are not going to go with this new anthem policy that roger goodell thought he had apparently solved it. it appears he hasn t. my red skins just started this week training camp. everyone is taking a look. people trying to get excited. but, i don t know. it could be a really rough time. abby: zac prescott the cowboys quarter back had strong words on what the game means to him and what the game of football means to so many americans, and what this has done to sort of take away that joy that we all feel when we watch football. here s what he said about this. i never protest. i never protest during the anthem and i don t think that s the time or the venue to do. so the game of football has always brought me such a peace and i think it does the same for a lot of people. a lot of people playing the game. a lot of people watching the game. a lot of people that have impact of the game. when you
coming out about the anthem policy. that policy would let teams discipline players who take a knee during the anthem and let players stay in the locker room during the anthem if they wish. jones saying his players must stand for the star-spangled banner and will not be allowed to stay in the locker room. continuing to hold talks with the player s union. president trump getting in on the action, way to go, jerry, this is what the league should do. i don t agree with the president on this, i don t agree with jerry jones on this. daniel, we have not heard your stance on the standing for the anthem controversy. what say you? daniel: the players certainly have a right to do it, exercise free speech to take a knee if they wish. the question i ask, can you take a stand for social justice without taking a knee? are there other ways to do it? know your audience, know who you want to address on the issue. is that the best way to do it?
district are violating state law by asking for social security numbers and valid immigration status, many districts are fighting back saying they are complying with state and federal regulations. already hitting the practice field with the preseason taking off in a few weeks, and jerry jones doubling down on his team having respect for the national anthem. as far as the dallas cowboys are concerned you know where i stand with our policy as we stand. jillian: the nfl suspended their new anthem policy that would allow players to stay in locker rooms. are we in for another controversial season? state assemblyman karen lawlor, thank you for joining us this morning. what is your thought as we head into another season? jerry jones, you and i wouldn t be talking about this right now, preseason, who is
accordingly, but yes i would like, our policy is you stand at the anthem, toe on the line. they put a policy in in may, but after backlash of how they would discipline players, they said they were putting that anthem policy on hold while they come up with a solution. preseason kicks off a week from today. interesting to see if the nfl can get something in place before that started. this has been a thornier issue than anyone expected. is the policy still that they stay in the locker room or is that over now? that is what they agreed to beforehand, but now tu is unclear what happens next. the players and the owners are discussing what to do next. preseason starts a week from today, so not time to put