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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces NFL team owners have reached agreement on a new league policy that requires players to stand for the national anthem or remain in the locker room during the NFL owner's spring meeting Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Atlanta.

Beltway Confidential

The NFL’s new national anthem rule is a huge cop-out

Siraj Hashmi · May 23, 2018 6:10 pm

Miami Dolphins' Jordan Phillips (97) stands during the national anthem, but shows support for the protest as he puts an arm on the shoulder of kneeling teammate, Kenny Stills (10), Michael Thomas (31) and Julius Thomas (89) before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. The Panthers won 45-21.

NFL owners vote to change national anthem rule, will allow teams to set own player policies

Mandy Mayfield · May 23, 2018 5:11 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2016 file photo, from left, San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold, quarterback Colin Kaepernick and safety Eric Reid kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif. In recent months, Colin Kaepernick has become comfortable with people knowing him as more than a laser-focused football player as he always previously preferred it. Perhaps, through the anthem protest and his emergence as an outspoken activist for minorities, Kaepernick has improved his image in the process.

Beltway Confidential

When it comes to the national anthem and kneeling, the NFL has no idea what it's doing

Siraj Hashmi · May 22, 2018 9:36 pm

NASCAR teams crew members stand during the national anthem before a NASCAR Cup Monster Energy Series auto race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.

Trump praises NASCAR fans, drivers for standing during national anthem

Melissa Quinn · May 21, 2018 7:13 pm

J. J. Watt of the Houston Texans poses in front of his portrait backstage at the 7th Annual NFL Honors at the Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium on Feb. 3, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minn.

J.J. Watt to pay for funerals of victims in Texas school shooting

Laura Barrón-López · May 19, 2018 3:19 pm

Vice President Mike Pence stands during the playing of the national anthem before an NFL football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Indianapolis.

Mike Pence was gifted tickets to Indianapolis Colts game he left after players knelt during national anthem

Melissa Quinn · May 16, 2018 7:34 pm

Former NFL quarterback and social justice activist Colin Kaepernick became a controversial figure when refusing to stand for the national anthem, instead he knelt to protest racial inequality and police brutality.

Beltway Confidential

Colin Kaepernick would be foolish to skip Trump's race summit

Tom Joyce · May 12, 2018 4:00 am

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., questions Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 9, 2018.

Kamala Harris calls for NFL’s ‘Rooney Rule’ for Fed hiring

Joseph Lawler · May 10, 2018 8:29 pm

Colin Kaepernick became a political flashpoint last season when he began taking a knee during the national anthem to protest the treatment of African American and minorities in the U.S., especially in regards to police brutality. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Colin Kaepernick invited to White House summit on race, Trump adviser says

Caitlin Yilek · May 5, 2018 8:36 pm

Bill Belichick and Herschel Walker.

Trump to name Bill Belichick, Herschel Walker to sports council

Melissa Quinn · May 4, 2018 1:48 pm

TMQ Podcast: Recapping the NFL Draft

TWS Podcast · May 1, 2018 4:18 pm

President Trump stands with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, left, owner Robert Kraft, right, and team members during a ceremony at the White House. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

New England Patriots owner and friend of Trump ripped the president in NFL meeting

Mandy Mayfield · April 25, 2018 6:11 pm