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Could anthem actions mean RIP for NFL?

October 23, 2017 12:00 am • Last Updated: October 23, 2017 1:03 pm

As an American and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, I completely agreed with President Trump's remarks regarding NFL players kneeling in protest of our country during the playing of our national anthem. If the NFL wishes to support these overpaid, pampered, obnoxious, wife-beating, drug addicted prima donnas, that's their business. If many of us choose not to support the NFL that is our business.

Recently an NFL team played football in England. They chose to disrespect our national anthem and then stood at attention in respect of the queen. To stand on foreign soil and show disrespect for their own country in my book is treason and should be punished by the laws that made treason a crime.

RIP, NFL.

Harold T. Moreash

Ledyard

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