FRISCO - When the Cowboys and the 49ers take the sidelines for the national anthem on Sunday, expect drastically different scenes.
Their management, at least, will be expecting that.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has said he'll bench players who "disrespect the flag" during the pre-game anthem.
"I don't want there to be any misunderstanding as to where I want the personnel for the Cowboys to be when we're at the No. 1 workplace we have, which is the field and the sideline on game day," Jones told 105.3 The Fan last week. "I want to do everybody a service, as I should in leading the team, and let's be really clear about what our expectations are.