Jerry Jones to discuss protests during anthem with players

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is considering ways to address player protests during the national anthem ahead of the 2020 season.

One option Jones is mulling over is an act the team has performed in the past.

In 2017, the team owner and several players took a knee together before the playing of the United States national anthem and then stood when the anthem was played.

"That, at the end of the day, was a recognition that we supported our players," Jones said Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan, according to Lorenzo Reyes of USA Today. "I knelt with our players, as you know, on a personal basis. But as a team, we all knelt together before the anthem and then we stood for the anthem to recognize what its symbol is to America. I thought that was good. That's the kind of thing that we'll be looking to see if we can implement."

Defensive lineman Dontari Poe became on Sunday the first Cowboys player to make known his plans to kneel during the anthem in 2020. Jones said he will discuss the subject with Poe, according to Clarence Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Several players and coaches across the NFL plan to kneel during the national anthem this season to protest police brutality and racial injustice.