Remember when the NFL said last year that viewership was only down because of the election? lol
The old school sports were in a state of decline before this whole kneeling crap. Golf and NASCAR are way down too. These “protests” are simply greasing the skids.
The players expected to be indulged and have their asses kissed, but the fans just said “fuck you,” as they were already somewhat unhappy with the product with its high ticket prices and ridiculously long drawn out games.
In a way it mirrors what’s going on in black inner cities. Black lives matter bitched and moaned about the cops. This caused law-enforcement to decrease dramatically. The result has been skyrocketing crime rates. Now what? Same in the NFL. The players protested, the fans didn’t give a shit and found something else to do on Sundays. Now what?