The Dolphins on Thursday served as the NFL’s unwitting stress test for the league’s controversial new national anthem policy.
After just five hours, the league acknowledged that test had failed, suspending the rule until the NFL and the players’ union can come to terms on a new one.
Late Thursday, the league and the NFLPA released a joint statement announcing that the two sides have “come to a standstill agreement” on both the NFL’s policy compelling players to stand during the anthem, and the union’s subsequent grievance. Players argue they were not included in the discussions on the policy, which stipulates that teams with players that demonstrate during the anthem will be fined.