President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of athletes who don’t stand for the national anthem on Thursday, claiming that some NFL team owners are actually “afraid of their players.”“I have so many friends that are owners and they’re in a box,” Trump told Fox News. “I’ve spoken to a couple of them they said we are in a situation where we have to do something. I think they’re afraid of their players, it’s disgraceful.”Trump sparked the NFL controversy last week in Alabama, when he called any player who behaves disrespectfully during the anthem a “son of a bitch” who deserves to be fired. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones joined his team in taking a knee before the anthem on Monday night, but stood while the anthem played. Trump said on Tuesday that Jones assured him the team would continue to stand for the pregame ritual.

Source: Huffington Post September 28, 2017 11:31 UTC