Posted on 09/22/2016 10:11:48 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
A Yahoo survey says that 44 percent of Americans report a likelihood of shutting off NFL games should players continue to kneel for the national anthem.
The poll result follows Nielsen ratings showing that many fans already do something else beside watching football this season. Monday Night Football endured its lowest ratings earlier this week since moving to ESPN a decade ago and Sunday games also suffer year-to-year losses, albeit smaller than the double-digit decline witnessed at the Worldwide Leader in Sports. The absence of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning may help explain viewership losses. But another quarterback also not taking a single snap this young regular season undoubtedly suppresses ratings as well.
Almost a third of respondents expressed support for Colin Kaepernick’s protests of “The Star Spangled Banner.” Nearly half opposed his demonstrations. About a fifth of respondents didn’t know or didn’t care about the protests.
The backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers began his pregame demonstrations during the preseason. He cited police brutality and racism as reasons for sitting and kneeling for the national anthem. He followed up his initial sit-down strike against the song by donning a Fidel Castro t-shirt at a press event, wearing socks at practice depicting policemen as pigs, and telling reporters that cosmetologists receive more thorough training than cops.
Roughly three in five fans told Yahoo that Kaepernick chose the wrong manner to protest.
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I’m done with the NFL.
They lost me for the year with their first Kaperdick bench sit.
already off
I’m in.
I am stunned that Whitlock, of all people, made so much sense.
I’d rather play sports than watch.
If you don’t agree the left wing NFL, you/we can do two things to b$tch slap these left wingers:
1. Boycott their tv games, endless reruns and blabbering former jocks on tv about what happened 20-30 years ago, last week and might happen this week.
2. Don’t buy any NFL overpriced clothing, toys and gimmicks.
Sports Media meme for the day:
“See, Kaepernick was right.”
What pray tell is the NFL? You mean that atrocious organization run by Roger Badass Goodhell?
I haven’t watched the NFL since this crap started, but I do not believe 44% of fans will turn it off. I’m not avoiding the NFL to make a statement. I just don’t want to subject myself to a sport that glorifies America-hating BLM thugs.
Me too! I'm done with any organization that supports disrespect for America.
I LOVE watching my Jets (dont laugh)
I have stopped watching EVERY other game, cancelled seeing games in person this year. Buying NO hats or other nonsense.
Even with the Jets game, ANYONE on either side kneels, it gets shut off, which means I will miss AT LEAST the two dolphins games.
I’ve emailed, tweeted and posted to the facebook page of MANY teams, the NFL and individual players, like colin.
His BLM protectors sent me VILE tweets. I died laughing even though my real name is used on twitter. #### em. They’re free to visit
Ditto. Couple years ago. Never turning it back on.
Colon Kapernicky has chosen to Dixie Chick his career.
We turned it off long ago.
Can the NFL sue Kapaernick for destroying their image & business losses???? Just asking........
Plenty of great College games to watch
Recently went to a high school game to see a friends son play and it was the best time I have had at a sporting event in a long time
Better than the last NFL game I went to thats for sure
If enough people stop watching (and ticket sales go down proportionally), owners and broadcasters will experience the pucker factor and this “protest” will end faster than you can say “hands up don’t shoot”.
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