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America falls out of love with football: Shock study sees NFL drop below baseball in the popularity
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 10/7/17 | Matthew Wright

Posted on 10/07/2017 2:27:08 PM PDT by ColdOne

Favorable ratings for the NFL have dropped from 57 percent to 44 percent from the end of August to the end of September Meanwhile, the unfavorable rating for the league is the highest among any big sport - 40 percent - according to the Winston Group survey In August and September, baseball had the highest favorable rating than any other sport at 63 and 65 percent The National Anthem protest along with criticism from Trump has caused core fans, men aged 34-54, to turn their attention elsewhere Donald Trump predicted on September 27 that the National Football League will 'go to hell' if they don't listen to his demand for a ban on protests Some fans are protesting out of disgust for the protest started by Colin Kaepernick in response to police brutality against Black people, last year Others are protesting because the player hasn't been signed to a team yet

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Nfl owners, players, management, and fans still watching are collectively braindead...swirl swirl swirl......


61 posted on 10/07/2017 6:02:06 PM PDT by TnTnTn
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To: Mogger

I am starting to like you. I don’t like many people as they are almost universally morons. Fist bump and nod and smile.


62 posted on 10/07/2017 6:09:00 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: ColdOne

I gave it up and love having my Sundays free. I tried to watch a Thursday night game but I felt awful breaking my vow.


63 posted on 10/07/2017 6:12:19 PM PDT by MattinNJ (I am optimistic about the USA for the first time in a decade)
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To: ColdOne

No diversity. Its 75% black. Same only worse than the basketball leagues


64 posted on 10/07/2017 7:09:00 PM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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