Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott tried his best Wednesday not to get involved in Donald Trump's comments on player protests.
Trump has engaged in a nearly weeklong feud with the NFL, calling upon owners to fire players who continue to protest police brutality and racial inequality during the national anthem. The vast majority of the league continued to protest during the anthem, with the Cowboys electing to link arms and kneel together prior to Monday's game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Trump praised Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in a tweet Wednesday, however, and Prescott appeared to defend the president's freedom of speech.
"That's between them, I guess," Prescott told David Moore of The Dallas Morning News. "I'm not here to judge what the president said. I mean, he's free to speak just like the rest of us are. He's going to say whatever he wants. We've all figured that out.
"For me, it's just about doing the best I can to help this team and show unity about what we're trying to accomplish in this country."
Prescott said the Cowboys have yet to decide whether they'll continue to protest for the duration of the season.
"It's all been positive feedback for me for the most part," he said. "I'm sure it's something we will talk about with the team, with the coaching staff, and figure out what we want to do, if we want to continue to do something like that going forward."
