Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross told the New York Daily News on Tuesday that his players "will all be standing" during the national anthem this coming season.
After indicating that he initially supported his players who knelt to protest social injustice and police brutality in a form of peaceful activism started by former San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick during the 2016 season, Ross is now echoing president Donald Trump in saying it sends the wrong message, particularly to military members.
"When that message changed, and everybody was interpreting it as that was the reason, then I was against kneeling," Ross told the Daily News.