NFL censored veterans’ organization’s anti-protest ad from Super Bowl program
The NFL pulled a AMVETS ad asking those in attendance to #PLEASESTAND from the Super Bowl program.
The NFL pulled a AMVETS ad asking those in attendance to #PLEASESTAND from the Super Bowl program.
“We’ve been talking to our wing customers and they’re the ones that are telling us that they’re seeing less traffic in their stores. They attribute that to the NFL.”
"I have overwhelming respect and admiration for anyone who puts on a uniform and goes to war."
"A cab driver picks me up and says 'What do you do for a living?' and I say 'Well, I work in the NFL.' And he stops the car, turns around and says 'You can get out of the car. The NFL is dead to me. The NFL, the fact that these guys take knees, I will never watch the NFL again.'"
ESPN had originally decided to not show the national anthem on Monday Night Football.