A point we’ve made numerous times regarding the National Football League allowing players to take a knee during the National Anthem is that the League’s owners don’t know their own audience. The NFL will prohibit excessive touchdown celebrations and nobody argues over freedom of speech and expression. But once it’s a political cause, things become controversial. That’s a given, but it’s also a given that when over 70 percent of your audience wants players to stand for the National Anthem, you should probably require them to stand.
We’ve also documented the NFL’s steady decline since then too…
- During the third week of the season, right after the new surge in players taking the knee, there was a 17.8 percent decline in ticket orders.
- The NFL has since become the sports league viewed the least favorably. In September, a Winston poll found that the NFL has become the least-liked sports league, with 44 percent viewing the league favorably and 40 percent viewing it unfavorably. The figures a month before that poll were 57 percent to 23 percent, respectively.
- Through the first six weeks of the NFL season, total viewership has dropped 7.5% relative to 2016, from 16.2 million viewers to 15 million. The drop is even more sizable (-18.7%) when compared to 2015.
- The denial among some liberals is quite hilarious, simply because Trump is involved:
https://twitter.com/MattPalumbo12/status/915985108154253312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fthepoliticalinsider.com%2Fnfl-favorability-ratings%2F
Things are getting so bad that the NFL’s drop in viewership is threatening the stock prices of the companies that broadcast the games. ESPN reported, “Credit Suisse lowered its price targets on both Fox and CBS stock, citing NFL ratings declines. ‘If ratings don’t improve materially, we see a potential headwind to domestic advertising revenues,’ the investment bank’s analyst Omar Sheikh wrote of Fox on Thursday.”
So at this point, the following political cartoon pretty much summarizes what happened. The NFL picked a fight with The Donald, and The Donald won…
To no surprise, Goodell has now stated that he’ll work to reduce the number of players protesting to zero.
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Trump told you to fire them. Keep waiting and going broke I hope.
What a bunch of Poppy Cock! WE are the ones who buy the products that are advertised and pay the high ticket and concession prices to pay their Salaries! WE DO NOT TUNE IN TO HAVE A BUNCH OF SELF SERVING INGRATES STICK THEIR THUMBS IN OUR EYE AND INSULT OUR FLAG WHEN THE ARE ON OUR TIME!! WE PAID FOR THAT TIME AND EXPECT TO BE ENTERTAINED, NOT INSULTED! HOW LONG WOULD A BROADWAY SHOW LAST IF THE CAST STOOD UP AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND FLIPPED THE AUDIENCE THE BIRD?
CONSTITUTION MY ASS! NOT THE SAME THING AT ALL! AND THEY WILL NEVER SEE ANOTHER FARTHING OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY “”””EVER AGAIN!!!”””
What a bunch of Poppy Cock! WE are the ones who buy the products that are advertised and pay the high ticket and concession prices to pay their Salaries! WE DO NOT TUNE IN TO HAVE A BUNCH OF SELF SERVING INGRATES STICK THEIR THUMBS IN OUR EYE AND INSULT OUR FLAG WHEN THE ARE ON OUR TIME!! WE PAID FOR THAT TIME AND EXPECT TO BE ENTERTAINED, NOT INSULTED! HOW LONG WOULD A BROADWAY SHOW LAST IF THE CAST STOOD UP AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND FLIPPED THE AUDIENCE THE BIRD?
CONSTITUTION MY ASS! NOT THE SAME THING AT ALL! AND THEY WILL NEVER SEE ANOTHER FARTHING OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY “”””EVER AGAIN!!!”””
The Sixth Amendment to our Constitution guarantees all Americans who are accused of a crime a swift, fair trial with an impartial jury.
The Eighth Amendment to our Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
Our military put their lives on the line to defend our Constitution.
When police execute someone without a trial for riding a bicycle at night without a light, THEY are attacking our Constitution.
Those who take a knee to protest attacks on our Constitution are on the same side as those who would take a bullet to defend our Constitution.
And those who attack them are on the other side.
Do you support the Constitution or not?
Where can I see the Ladys Football Leag…. The Lady’s have a better set of . . . then the
kids…. S O B ! !
Where can I see the Ladys Football Leag…. The Lady’s have a better set of . . . then the
kids…. S O B ! !
Not standing for our national anthem ??
How dey’s mamas brung dem up ?
Damned sure without respect.
If they want to support black efforts, how ’bout they tithe just
10 % of their average salary ( $ 2 mil / yr.) to support deserving
black AND white deserving adolescents ?
Naw…all mouth and no principals.
At this point I could care less if they stand or not – they’ve already shown their true colors (communist red and coward yellow). Will never watch these overpaid underachieving mental midgets again.
And Goodell again did what he does best…..nothing. Would make a great DNC-Bolshevik candidate.
Goodell is a great speaker. He should ask for a raise, at least while the NFL has money yet.
Goodell is a great speaker. He should ask for a raise, at least while the NFL has money yet.
Over half the players also have FELONY rap sheets
– some of them have been in prison and then returned to the NFL- great role models for the youth of USA.
The public has learned where the true heart in the NFL is. They are 70% black and 60% arrogant, 100% over paid, 40 % racists, 90% self idolizing, 10% anti American, 80% hypocritical jerks, and 60% unappreciative of what the US has given them.
The public has learned where the true heart in the NFL is. They are 70% black and 60% arrogant, 100% over paid, 40 % racists, 90% self idolizing, 10% anti American, 80% hypocritical jerks, and 60% unappreciative of what the US has given them.
OK, NFL, get used to not having people watch the games you put out. Watching a bunch of millionaire youths disgrace the country that has given them everything is not something I will ever do again. I have seen what organized football and the rich players are.
Trump told you to fire them. Keep waiting and going broke I hope.
The Sixth Amendment to our Constitution guarantees all Americans who are accused of a crime a swift, fair trial with an impartial jury.
The Eighth Amendment to our Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
Our military put their lives on the line to defend our Constitution.
When police execute someone without a trial for riding a bicycle at night without a light, THEY are attacking our Constitution.
Those who take a knee to protest attacks on our Constitution are on the same side as those who would take a bullet to defend our Constitution.
And those who attack them are on the other side.
Do you support the Constitution or not?
What a bunch of Poppy Cock! WE are the ones who buy the products that are advertised and pay the high ticket and concession prices to pay their Salaries! WE DO NOT TUNE IN TO HAVE A BUNCH OF SELF SERVING INGRATES STICK THEIR THUMBS IN OUR EYE AND INSULT OUR FLAG WHEN THE ARE ON OUR TIME!! WE PAID FOR THAT TIME AND EXPECT TO BE ENTERTAINED, NOT INSULTED! HOW LONG WOULD A BROADWAY SHOW LAST IF THE CAST STOOD UP AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND FLIPPED THE AUDIENCE THE BIRD?
CONSTITUTION MY ASS! NOT THE SAME THING AT ALL! AND THEY WILL NEVER SEE ANOTHER FARTHING OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY “”””EVER AGAIN!!!”””
Where can I see the Ladys Football Leag…. The Lady’s have a better set of . . . then the
kids…. S O B ! !
Not standing for our national anthem ??
How dey’s mamas brung dem up ?
Damned sure without respect.
If they want to support black efforts, how ’bout they tithe just
10 % of their average salary ( $ 2 mil / yr.) to support deserving
black AND white deserving adolescents ?
Naw…all mouth and no principals.
At this point I could care less if they stand or not – they’ve already shown their true colors (communist red and coward yellow). Will never watch these overpaid underachieving mental midgets again.
And Goodell again did what he does best…..nothing. Would make a great DNC-Bolshevik candidate.
Goodell is a great speaker. He should ask for a raise, at least while the NFL has money yet.
Over half the players also have FELONY rap sheets
– some of them have been in prison and then returned to the NFL- great role models for the youth of USA.
The public has learned where the true heart in the NFL is. They are 70% black and 60% arrogant, 100% over paid, 40 % racists, 90% self idolizing, 10% anti American, 80% hypocritical jerks, and 60% unappreciative of what the US has given them.
OK, NFL, get used to not having people watch the games you put out. Watching a bunch of millionaire youths disgrace the country that has given them everything is not something I will ever do again. I have seen what organized football and the rich players are.