There is plenty of opportunity for the players to express their views and promote their causes outside of the workplace. Long of the Eagles is a great example. It seems to me the owners need to eliminate the use of their games as a stage for promoting political and social agendas. Of course it is their business and they can operate it however they choose. I think we have already seen the networks decide to just not televise the anthem ceremony. The league should probably just eliminate it altogether ir simply change their procedures to have all the teams just stay in the locker room until after the anthem.
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The early and afternoon games start promptly at the listed kickoff times, and the morning shows go right up to kickoff. You don't see the same type of dynamic you'd get with a Notre Dame home game where the broadcast starts at 3:30 and kickoff is 3:42.
It's different on Sunday night and Monday night football, when those are the only games. Sometimes they show the anthem, sometimes not. It used to depend on the singer in many cases.
Obviously once it became a newsworthy issue, everyone focused on it. But, now that it's a couple weeks out, the networks have reverted back to what they normally do.
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Viewership is in the tank, but I think that probably has more to do with oversaturation and the NFL fielding a poor product than with the political protests.
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