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350. How to Stop Being a Loser

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Colum Colum's National Anthem Protest Turned Into Political Football

Callin capernick's protest against racial injustice seems to be gaining traction. Other players around the league began kneeling in solidarity with capernick. The anthem protests became political football, turning the actual football into a side show. A slip in the n f l's t v ratings was attributed in part at least to the anthem protests.

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