The controversy over racist NFL players protesting the national anthem has only seemed to escalate
as football continues progressing into the current season.
Blame has now been moved onto coaches and owners for allowing their entitled players
to "take a knee," which has started costing the franchise money.
As another week of Sunday football just passed, NFL fans notice something missing in the stands,
and advertisers are striking back with one last proposition before cutting the cord.
Now that the NFL is knee deep in their season, their true colors have shown where the national
anthem protests are concerned, and fans are showing just how fed-up they are.
Unfortunately for the NFL, football fans are not the only ones who are fed-up.
Many business owners and CEOs have criticized those who kneel for the anthem, yet owners
and coaches are still allowing their overpaid athletes to participate in the disgusting
trend — but they could be paying for it big time very soon.
Over the last several weeks, there has been an obvious increase in the number of empty
seats during the football games.
As the NFL faces falling TV ratings, pictures are showing that fans are not just staying
away from their TVs but the stands as well.
This week was no different.
In fact, just when the franchise thought fans were over it, they noticed the biggest silent
protest yet, which was even more extensive than previous weeks.
Fans have spoken out on Twitter regarding the sparse crowds at several games since last
Thursday night, and pictures are showing just who is in control of this protest now.
About two-thirds of the stands were empty at just about every game that has aired over
the last few days, and fans have pictures to prove it.
Caption: "My estimate – 2/3 empty at kickoff.
— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) November 5, 2017
Those look like empty seats.
They are actually the smart people in disguise..
— Michael Shea (@cirrusdriver) November 5, 2017
Fed-up fans have created a lot more trouble for the NFL than just the empty seats.
The lack of support for the games is costing the NFL more than just the ticket money.
Advertisers have reached their breaking point and have given the NFL a powerful ultimatum.
According to Breitbart, as the NFL's ratings and attendance continue to fall, some advertisers
are telling the broadcast networks that if they continue to show coverage of players'
national anthem protests during NFL games, they will be losing advertisers.
Marketers have put NBCUniversal on notice: Stop covering NFL players' national-anthem
protests, or we'll pull our ads.
That's according to Linda Yaccarino, the chairman of advertising sales at NBCUniversal,
who spoke during a keynote interview at an event held Friday in New York at the ad agency
R/GA.
Yaccarino said no advertisers had pulled out of NFL games because of the protests, but
that advertisers were telling the network that could change.
"Marketers have said, 'We will not be part of the NFL if you continue covering it,'"
Yaccarino said.
[Source: Business Insider] Of course, advertisers and fans aren't the
only people fed-up with the NFL and the disastrous season that has unfolded thanks to the national
anthem protests.
Others are feeling an economic burden and blame the NFL as well.
Over the last several weeks, several franchises that usually see a boost during football season
have blamed the NFL for their poor business, including pizza joints which are blaming a
dip in pizza sales on the protests.
Hopefully, the NFL will listen.
While they could choose to not air the national anthem at all, which is a heartbreaking thought
to most patriotic Americans, the other alternative is obvious.
Tell the players to stand, and if they refuse, don't give their protest airtime.
Focus the cameras on the flag.
Make that the star of the show at that moment rather than entitles brats desperately trying
to seek attention.
These are grown adults, being paid — surely, they really can't be that hard to manage.
Although advertisers seem to think that if the networks just stop showing the protests,
fans will forget they are still going on, I find that difficult to believe.
So, if the NFL hopes to have a healthy business, my suggestion is to listen to their consumers
who have made their sentiments perfectly clear.
If the league doesn't take a stand, literally, they are going to be too far gone for a comeback.
It is more than apparent that the NFL is all but dead, thanks to overpaid athletes who
got a free pass to do what they wanted instead of doing their jobs.
All people are asking is that there be more of a focus on games and less attention on
the protests, which will eventually shut these athletes up.
If we want politics, we'll turn on the news or read an article.
When we tune in for football, that's what we want.
Plain and simple.
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