August 10, 2018 Trump tackles the NFL and national anthem: A timeline President Trump set his sights on the National Football League after athletes began to protest during the national anthem.
August 10, 2018 Trump mocks NFL anthem kneelers: 'Be happy, be cool!' President Trump on Friday mocked NFL players who were “at it again,” kneeling during the national anthem, and encouraged them to “Be happy, be cool!” since they make a “fortune doing what they love.”
August 10, 2018 NFL preseason sees kneeling, raised fists, during national anthem NFL players continued to protest during the national anthem on Thursday night as the league began the first full week of its 2018 preseason.
August 8, 2018 Hall of Famer Jim Brown says he'd 'never kneel' during anthem, 'will always respect the flag' Jim Brown, Hall of Fame running back and civil rights champion, said Tuesday that he would always stand for “The Star-Spangled Banner”—and would prefer if players would, too.
August 7, 2018 Florida restaurant cancels NFL package over national anthem protests A Florida restaurant decided to cancel its DirecTV NFL package over the controversy about players kneeling during the national anthem to protest social injustices.
August 3, 2018 Colin Kaepernick's name was scrubbed from 'Madden 18' song as well, report says EA Sports came under fire Thursday for scrubbing embattled former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s name from one song on its “Madden 19” soundtrack, but it may not be the only time the video-game company is guilty of scrubbing his name from a lyric.
August 3, 2018 NFL preseason gets underway -- with no kneeling during anthem The NFL kicked off its preseason Thursday night with the annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio -- with all players and coaches from the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens standing during the national anthem.
August 2, 2018 Colin Kaepernick reference in song removed from Madden 19 A song featured in an NFL-based video game was reportedly edited to ditch a reference to former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who spearheaded the controversial national anthem protests.
August 2, 2018 Backlash aside, Cowboys QB Dak Prescott defends position on standing for anthem Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said he doesn’t regret saying it’s not the right time or place for NFL players to kneel in protest during the national anthem — after being pilloried as a sellout on social media.
July 31, 2018 Cowboys owner Jerry Jones ordered by NFL to not answer questions on national anthem The NFL ordered Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to stop answering questions on the new national anthem policy the league enforced.