The NFL anthem protests must end

By JIM SNYDER

I really hope the majority of sports fans are fed up with the pettiness of the NFL players protesting the National Anthem. The only redeeming quality that has come from all of this is the fact that the NFL has lost viewers and revenue due to their inability to stop this. This entire embarrassment could have been avoiding had the NFL and the owners had the backbone to tell their employees (yes, that’s what they are) to knock it off and grow up.

Some of the reasons given by the players for their disrespect has included police brutality, oppression by America as a whole, and unfair treatment. Many of these players really don’t know why they are doing it other than they just want to be part of the protest for the attention. So let’s look at some of their reasons given.

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