INTRODUCTION In early May, the NFL owners passed a new policy that requires every NFL player and other personnel on the field to stand for the National Anthem, or stay in the locker room. NFL owners and now its commissioner, Roger Goodell, believe that the silent, peaceful protests of players, like a Colin Kaepernick, are unpatriotic because it calls out the myth that everyone is equal in America. DESPITE THE PROTESTS, THE NFL IS STILL A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE ENTITY Black athle

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