BY DAN FAGAN
How did it make you feel on Sept. 24 of last year seeing the picture of some of our beloved New Orleans Saints sitting during the national anthem? Were you outraged? Did you think how could these millionaires be so ungrateful and not realize they live in such a great country? Did you ever consider these players might have been seduced and deceived by a diabolical movement designed to divide our nation?
This past week the NFL addressed the protesting of our flag at their events by passing a new rule mandating all players on the field during the national anthem must stand. Players can protest the flag but they must do it from the locker room out of sight. The decision was announced Wednesday by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during the league's spring meeting in Atlanta.
It’s a safe assumption NFL owners were motivated mostly by money. The league took a very real attendance, ratings, and revenue hit last year in large part as a result of the protesting of our nation’s flag at their events. People didn’t want to pay big bucks for tickets to events showcasing ungrateful millionaires complaining about their country.
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