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<blockquote data-quote="Fred&amp;#039;s Myth" data-source="post: 3715292" data-attributes="member: 55587">NFL diehards are calling offside on the league over players’ anthem protests, a new poll has found.Thirty percent of self-described “fans of the NFL” say they are watching less football this season, and more than half blame players protesting racism by kneeling during the national anthem, according to the <a href="http://www.shu.edu/sports-poll/index.cfm" target="_blank">Seton Hall Sports Poll,</a> conducted by The Sharkey Institute.Of those watching fewer games, 52 percent said it was because they disagreed with the protests.Six percent said they were boycotting games in solidarity with kneeling players.The issue has become a flashpoint for Americans since <a href="https://nypost.com/2017/09/22/trump-on-nfl-player-protests-owners-should-get-those-sobs-off-the-field/" target="_blank">President Trump said on Sept. 22 that NFL team owners should fire “son of a bitch” anthem protesters</a>, and then spent the weekend waging war against the league in a flurry of tweets.On that front, 28 percent of fans said they agreed with the president, while 55 percent said that they backed the league. The remaining 17 percent did not pick a side, the survey found.Just 38 percent of fans said they actually support players who kneel, suggesting not all of the of the people backing the league against Trump actually like the players’ protests.NYPOSTJust because you don&#039;t like to be called out doesn&#039;t make ME the ass.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fred's Myth, post: 3715292, member: 55587"] NFL diehards are calling offside on the league over players’ anthem protests, a new poll has found. Thirty percent of self-described “fans of the NFL” say they are watching less football this season, and more than half blame players protesting racism by kneeling during the national anthem, according to the [URL='http://www.shu.edu/sports-poll/index.cfm']Seton Hall Sports Poll,[/URL] conducted by The Sharkey Institute. Of those watching fewer games, 52 percent said it was because they disagreed with the protests. Six percent said they were boycotting games in solidarity with kneeling players. The issue has become a flashpoint for Americans since [URL='https://nypost.com/2017/09/22/trump-on-nfl-player-protests-owners-should-get-those-sobs-off-the-field/']President Trump said on Sept. 22 that NFL team owners should fire “son of a bitch” anthem protesters[/URL], and then spent the weekend waging war against the league in a flurry of tweets. On that front, 28 percent of fans said they agreed with the president, while 55 percent said that they backed the league. The remaining 17 percent did not pick a side, the survey found. [U]Just 38 percent of fans said they actually support players who kneel[/U], suggesting not all of the of the people backing the league against Trump actually like the players’ protests. NYPOST Just because you don't like to be called out doesn't make ME the ass. [/QUOTE]

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