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Players across the NFL protested and showed demonstrations of unity during the playing of the national anthem Sunday following remarks made over the weekend by President Donald Trump that team owners should fire players who fail to stand for the national anthem prior to games. The player responses drew support from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who told The MMQB's Peter King he was "proud" of Sunday's actions. "The way we reacted today, and this weekend, made me proud," Goodell said. "I'm proud of our league." "I spent a lot of time listening to our players and coaches and owners over...

This morning Republicans are just beginning to assess the damage that former House Speaker and current presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has done to the GOP budget plan currently before Congress. On "Meet the Press" Sunday, Gingrich denounced House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan's plan to restructure Medicare, saying, "I don't think right-wing social engineering is any more desirable than left-wing social engineering. I don't think imposing radical change from the right or the left is a very good way for a free society to operate."