I do not believe most white, conservative football fans understand how deep the Disney/ABC/ESPN rot goes.
The NFL has to be EXTREMELY careful with this situation. Billions of dollars, tens of thousands of hot babes, property, influence, connections - all are at risk.
I won’t be surprised if there are mass player protests in the major college conferences this Fall. In the NFL? Too soon to know.
I would tend to think the controversy and the free publicity that goes with it makes NFL ratings go up. The NFL is the most popular pro-sport because of the huge number of casual fans that watch. I bet most casual fans don’t care about the anthem enough not to watch.
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