I think the kneeling was losing its effect on people. Trump brought the issue back to the forefront. Slippery slope for the NFL. I'm sure they want to show they are behind their employees, but they also don't want to alienate the portion of their fan base that's tired of politics being shoved in their face at an entertainment event, even if that portion of the fan base is only 10% that's going to dig into league revenues and they just won't stand for that, pun intended.

I would think the league would encourage some other, less offensive form of league solidarity as opposed to mass kneelings today. I guess we'll find out in less than an hour.

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