For much of the 2018 NFL season, the National Anthem issue died down considerably, but the Cowboys questions Robert Quinn Black Power Salute?
During that time Miami Dolphins defensive end Robert Quinn did a Black Power Salute staying strong in the protest before every game to show solidarity with former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick.
The only problem is Robert Quinn is now a Dallas Cowboys DE and owner Jerry Jones has made his stance clear during the 2018 season. Jones threatened his players with being benched if they did anything to disrespect the National Anthem. That means kneeling or raising a fist. Read on because Jerry Jones apparently knows nothing of what the Black Power Salute means…
CelebNSports247.com reports that the newly added Dallas Cowboys defensive end Robert Quinn lashed out at reporters in December.
Robert Quinn Black Power Salute did get the attention he wanted.
Quinn ended up getting upset due to lack of coverage, so Quinn told the media:
Y’all ignore it. Because when I gave my first message on trying to bring unity, y’all swept it under the rug. It’s not me. When you don’t give a problematic story, y’all just ran away.
You’ve got this lady named Cyntoia Brown, or whatever her name is, and you sent her to life in prison because she was being sex trafficked. But yet you guys dipped.
Quinn was referencing a woman who was sentenced to life in prison for a murder she committed when she was 16.
After Thursday’s trade from Miami to Dallas Cowboys writer Clarence Hill Jr. posed the question:
As the Cowboys discuss a trade for Robert Quinn, will this raised fist be brought up…given Jerry Jones’ stance on the anthem and all?
Stephen Jones pretty much echoed his father when he said, “If they want to be a Dallas Cowboy, yes.”
Stephen Jones said last July:
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. 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.
What remains to be seen is if Quinn will switch it up and adhere to the Cowboys’ policy going forward. Or will he do another Black Power Salute on the Cowboys field?
