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Literally no one cares about the anthem protests. They don't even show them during the games. The big problem is that a lot of star players were injured at th

Literally no one cares about the anthem protests. They don't even show them during the games. The big problem is that a lot of star players were injured at the beginning of the season - Brady, Romo, Dez Bryant, JJ Watt, RG III, Adrian Peterson, etc. Just so many injuries this year. And we have millennials doing a lot more online games, so we have that competition now.

jghn 10y ago
Brady was suspended, not injured. But your point is still valid.
- mozumder 10y ago
  Yes. All the suspensions/injuries/retirement (Peyton) aren't helping ratings. The audience wants their stars.
  - jghn 10y ago
    I knew I was missing one when I was thinking about this, and that was Peyton. Thanks
PKop 10y ago
That's not what the polls say. Here's one: https://www.google.com/amp/www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/poll-main-reason-for-nfl-ratings-drop-due-to-players-kneeling-during-anthem/amp/?client=safari https://www.google.com/amp/www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/poll-m... But yea, I'm sure it's seems like it wouldn't matter.... to people still watching.
- mozumder 10y ago
  You can ignore that poll, since it doesn't account for likely viewers that turned away from watching.