The Dallas Cowboys took a knee together before the national anthem at Monday's game versus the Arizona Cardinals.
Team owner Jerry Jones joined players and coaches in kneeling, a gesture that was meant to be a show of equality and unity, ESPN reported.
On Monday, as the Cowboys knelt, some boos could be heard from the stands.
The Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones locked arms and took a knee in unity prior to the national anthem
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called it a "great show of unity."
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The anthem's singer on Monday, Jordin Sparks, also silently shared a message about taking a stand.
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Written on the American Idol winner's hand was Proverbs 31:8-9. The Bible verses read, "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."
Unlike other athletes who have protested over recent days, though, the Cowboys got back on their feet for the playing of the anthem.
"The Cowboys are respectful to what the flag means," Jones said during a pregame interview on Cowboys Radio.
Jerry Jones in Cowboys Radio pregame: "the Cowboys are respectful to what the flag means"
Jones is an active Republican and gave $1 million to President Trump's inauguration fund.
In comments to Fox Business earlier this month, Jones said he believed Americans should reflect on those who have made sacrifices for the country while the national anthem is played.
"I do not think the place to express yourself in society is as we recognize the American flag." - Jerry Jones on Na… https://t.co/Ky8Doc7gMh
"That's not the place to do anything other than honor the flag and everyone that's given up a little for it," he told Maria Bartiromo at the Forbes 100th anniversary gala on Sept. 19.
Trump went on a Twitter rant Tuesday morning about the Monday Night Football game.
The booing at the NFL football game last night, when the entire Dallas team dropped to its knees, was loudest I have ever heard. Great anger
He began by reiterating that the NFL ratings were "way down except before game starts, when people tune in to see whether or not our country will be disrespected!"
The president went on to say that the fact that the Cowboys all stood for the national anthem was "progress."
But while Dallas dropped to its knees as a team, they all stood up for our National Anthem. Big progress being made-we all love our country!