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The NFL’s New Anthem Policy Is Madness—But the Players Can Stop It

Knee-capped

The new rule is an obvious capitulation to red America, its president, and the league’s most conservative owners. The players have the power to stop it, if they dare.

Robert Silverman
Robert Silverman
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Robert Silverman

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