NFL Persuasive Essay

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Approximately 13 months ago, Colin Kaepernick, who played quarterback for the 49ers, started doing something that seemed totally harmless, but ended up causing total chaos. He started kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. He said, ““I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color”. Since then, many other players have started following his example and started kneeling, locking arms with their teammates, and skipping the anthem all together. This has created a huge buzz in social media. With mixed feelings about the whole thing, many people have started arguing. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has even gotten involved, tweeting, “The NFL has decided that it will not force players to stand for the playing of our National …show more content…

According to http://time.com/money/4958955/nfl-players-national-anthem-protest-trump-boycott/, NFL television ratings are down by about 10%. People have also started getting refunds for NFL television packages, which cost about 280$ for the season. Many different bars all across the United States have stopped showing NFL games and started showing other things. “Bars and restaurants in Massachusetts, South Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, upstate New York, and Texas are among those that say they will stop showing NFL games on TV.” Many people have also started to burn their NFL belongings, such as team gear, and even NFL tickets. Videos of people burning their belongings have made rounds all over social media. “Corporate sponsors like Nike, Ford, Anheuser-Busch, Under Armour, and McDonald's collectively spent $1.25 billion on the NFL's 32 teams last year. Now, some are under fire for failing to condemn the player protests. Under Armour in particular has been singled out, with commenters saying they will no longer buy its

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