<p>The Dallas Cowboys will go back to their previous stance on the national anthem Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams, receiver Dez Bryant said.</p> 
<p>The team will stand with their hands over their heart for the anthem. There will be no pre-anthem kneel for unity as they did last Monday against the Arizona Cardinals.</p> 
<p>That show of solidarity was about joining the brethren across the league in responding to the expletive-filled attacks from President Donald Trump against the players who kneeled during the anthem in protest against racism and social injustice.</p> 
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to stand, we&#8217;re going to stand and going to put our hand over our heart and we&#8217;re going to do what we did before,&#8221; Bryant said. &#8220;You all know what that was, that was just a response to Trump and that&#8217;s all that that was.&#8221;</p> Today's top news by email 
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<p>Owner Jerry Jones said earlier Friday on his radio show that Bryant &#8220;was absolutely torn&#8221; about the decision and was getting a lot of pressure to kneel.</p> 
<p>The compromise of kneeling before the anthem and standing during it was one way of appeasing both sides, per Jones.</p> 
<p>Asked about the external pressures to protest and being torn on the issue, Byrant passed.</p> 
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<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to leave that all in the past,&#8221; Bryant said. &#8220;You know, it is what it is. I&#8217;m focused on this week. I&#8217;m letting that ... I don&#8217;t even want to think about it. I&#8217;m done with that.&#8221;</p>
Cowboys back to business as usual with anthem, per Dez Bryant