ESPN Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell quoted our own Mike Golden as one of the “half-dozen experts” contacted nationwide on the issue of Jerry Jones’s threat that Dallas Cowboys players who did not stand for the National Anthem would be benched. ESPN shared Mike’s analysis along with the thoughts of professors from law schools across the country.
ESPN’s question:
Whether it would violate any employment laws for the Cowboys to refuse to allow players to play if they did not stand for the National Anthem.
The Answer:
While there was some disagreement, the majority of the experts and Mike came to the same conclusion: the Cowboys would not be violating the law by sitting players who did not stand. Full article>>>
