New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch would prefer if President Donald Trump never said another word about the NFL -- let alone the NFL's policies on the National Anthem and players protesting. On Thursday, the NFL and NFLPA released a joint statement regarding the recent changes to the league’s national anthem policy, stating the two sides had reached a standstill and that no new policy would be officially instituted for several weeks. Shortly after, the Miami Dolphins became the first team to hint that their players would still be punished if they choose to protest during the Anthem.

Just hours before the NFL and NFLPA released their joint statement, and before the Dolphins dropped the hammer, Tisch made it clear he's not a fan of President Trump's insistence on getting himself involved in the debate. According to Tisch, Trump has clearly displayed a lack of awareness and knowledge about the situation despite how often he has involved himself with it.

“Hopefully he’ll have much more going on that he’s going have to deal with and should deal with and must deal with than worrying about what NFL players do,” Tisch told The Hollywood Reporter. “He has no understanding of why they take a knee or why they’re protesting. When the new season starts, I hope his priorities are not criticizing the NFL and telling owners what to do and what not to do.”

For those fans hoping the Giants organization follows in the footsteps of the Dolphins, they are in for a rude awakening. Tisch confirmed the franchise currently has no plans to punish players who opt to protest during the Anthem despite the fact that fellow Giants co-owner John Mara helped design the new NFL rules requiring players to stay in the locker room or stand for the National Anthem (if they choose to walk out onto the field).

“We support our players,” Tisch said. “They are not going to be punished. There is not going to be any punitive action taking place against them.”

Earlier this offseason, after the new policy was introduced, Mara said standing for the Anthem is the right thing to do.

“We’ve been supportive of those in the past who have decided to protest, but I think we’ve gotten to a point now where it’s become such a divisive issue that I think it’s important that we come out of here with a policy that everybody can respect and adhere to,” Mara said on Sirius XM Radio back in May.

“It’s an issue that is very divisive, [for] people on both sides of it. And you have to take the players’ feelings and views into account, as well. So we’re hopeful of coming out of this with some sort of policy that works.”

Mara holds out hope all of the Giants roster will walk out onto the field and stand in unison for every single National Anthem.

“I think certainly we all hope that our players stand for the anthem this year,” Mara said. “I think it’s the right thing to do."

Earlier this offseason, Giants VP of Player Evaluation Chris Mara also made it clear the Giants organization wants all of the players to stand.

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In 2017, the Giants had multiple players exercise their right to protest during the signing of the National Anthem. The two most notable players who knelt during the National Anthem were Damon Harrison and Olivier Vernon and they most notably joined together to make this decision prior to the kickoff of the Giants' Week 3 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. These Giants players made this decision shortly after President Donald Trump publicly chastised NFL players and suggest NFL owners take action by saying, "Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, he's fired. He's fired!" When discussing their motives when asked about it by reporters, each player shifted the focus away from the timing of the protest and instead pinpointed the issues America faces today as a country as the motivating factor for their decision.