What a shock: National anthem protests top reason NFL viewers tuned out, survey finds

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A new survey byJ.D. Power revealed that protests held during the national anthem were the top reason NFL viewers who watched fewer games last season tuned out. WOW. So yes, protesting the National Anthem was extraordinarily costly to the NFL. https://t.co/27kJWOz7jD — John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 27, 2017 Of more than9,200 people surveyed, only around […]

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‘Idiocy!’: FCC considers declaring the name ‘Redskins’ to be indecent

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http://twitter.com/#!/WretchedEsq/status/517011134843723776 The left is burning books again. They’re just doing it one word at a time. ALERT: FCC considering move to ban NFL Redskins team name. http://t.co/2adv3pDWVI — Sports Biz (@CNBCSportsBiz) September 30, 2014 @CNBCSportsBiz @cmsinser Better late than never. Hope they do. — Ivonne Silva (@CleoKitty) September 30, 2014 I support this “@CNBCSportsBiz: ALERT: […]

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Valerie Bertinelli thinks #GoodellMustGo should be trending

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http://twitter.com/#!/EllieTrinowski/status/513136697715200000 Actress Valerie Bertinelli would like to see #GoodellMustGo trending on Twitter, or better yet, happening in real life, and her followers are on board. @Wolfiesmom AGREED! #dick — Monica Arvidson (@MonicArvidson) September 20, 2014 @Wolfiesmom #GoodellMustGo and bring in @CondoleezzaRice #CondoleezaRice — DONNA JOHNSON (@DonnaAnnJohnson) September 20, 2014 @Wolfiesmom Louisianians have been saying that for […]

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‘Did NFL just tweet this?’ Mixed reaction to league mockery of #SadManziel

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http://twitter.com/#!/kmeinke/status/464587424384167936 The 2014 NFL draft got under way Thursday night, and on Twitter a big topic was the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. It took a while for a team to pick up Manziel, who was the 22nd pick in the first round, and by that time there were already […]

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He’s out: Michael Sam released from St. Louis Rams

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http://twitter.com/#!/Tark31/status/505807648495640576 So this happened: http://twitter.com/#!/AdamSchefter/status/505806719482863617 http://twitter.com/#!/ESPNNFL/status/505806948533809152 Guess we’ll have to wait and see where he ends up. In the meantime, brace for a frenzy? http://twitter.com/#!/SeanLikesRice/status/505808716961419264 http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/505810432289173504 http://twitter.com/#!/lgabbert3387/status/505810143074713600 Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets. *** Update: ‘The journey continues’: Michael Sam’s first tweets after getting cut from Rams *** Related: NFL prospect comes […]

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Watch a Navy SEAL and his war dog rappel into Cowboys stadium [video, pics]

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http://twitter.com/#!/southerngirl101/status/529006326211686400 As part of the pregame at today’s Arizona Cardinals–Dallas Cowboys game, a Navy SEAL and his war dog rappelled into the stadium from the scoreboard to help with the coin toss: A member of the U.S. Navy Seals descends from the scoreboard with his dog prior to #AZvsDAL. pic.twitter.com/C3sPZ7b5ZE — NFL (@nfl) November 2, […]

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