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How did the United States military and a song about the War of 1812 become so inextricably associated with American sports? Members of the US armed forces hold an American flag on the field ahead of a 2015 game between the Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys. The playing of the Star-Spangled Banner is so familiar and perfunctory a trapping of sporting events in the United States that few Americans even bothered to consider what it means and why it’s a tradition until last year when Colin Kaepernick chose to take a knee in protest of police violence and racial inequality. Continue to Article

November 12, 2017 9:59:am EST

The six owners who comprise the NFL’s Compensation Committee were stunned to hear what Jerry Jones said on a Nov. 2 conference call, when the committee was trying to iron out some final details of commissioner Roger Goodell’s contract extension. According to a source with knowledge of the call, the Dallas Cowboys owner said he had “papers drawn up” in the event that the current proposed Goodell deal was finalized. Jones, it was clear from this call, wanted the committee to take the unprecedented step of sending the finalized deal back to the entire membership for possible adjustment or cancellation. Continue to Article

November 12, 2017 8:38:am EST

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said issues surrounding the ongoing negotiations to extend commissioner Roger Goodell's contract, not the suspension of star running back Ezekiel Elliott are the reason he is threatening to sue the NFL. Jones, who also is the team's general manager, said he is "disappointed" the Cowboys likely will be without Elliott for the next six games but the possible lawsuit against the league and other owners has nothing to do with how he believes Elliott has been treated in the league's investigation into domestic violence. Continue to Article

November 10, 2017 7:50:pm EST

After stumbling against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8, the Washington Redskins pulled off an impressive comeback win against the Seattle Seahawks last week.Despite trailing 14-10 with only 1:34 left in the fourth quarter, quarterback Kirk Cousins was able Continue to Article

November 10, 2017 5:57:pm EST

The Martellus Bennett story got strange in a hurry. To recap: The Green Bay Packers cut Bennett, saying he failed to disclose a medical condition. The New England Patriots, to the surprise of nobody, scooped up Bennett, who played for the Patriots last season. Continue to Article

November 10, 2017 4:03:pm EST