This is How You Kill A Fan's Love And Support Of The NFL

NFL Football - Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints - NFL International Series - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - October 1, 2017 New Orleans Saints players take the knee before the start of the national anthem Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

Washington Examiner: Shock poll: NFL now least liked sport, core fans down 31%

Over just one month of player, coach, and owner protests of the flag and National Anthem, the National Football League has gone from America's sport to the least liked of top professional and college sports, according to a new poll.

From the end of August to the end of September, the favorable ratings for the NFL have dropped from 57 percent to 44 percent, and it has the highest unfavorable rating – 40 percent – of any big sport, according to the Winston Group survey provided exclusively to Secrets.

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WNU Editor: It hit me when I was reading the above post from the Washington Examiner .... I have not watched a NFL football game since this entire controversy blew up. I usually watch a game over the weekend, or I have it playing in the background when I am doing this blog. But not once have I even bothered to turn on the TV or read-up on what's new in the NFL. Instead .... I am sticking with the CLF (Canadian football), and grateful that the hockey season has started. On a side note .... the last time that I felt like this on a sports story is when the entire Russian Olympic doping scandal finally blew-up a few years ago. The end result .... I lost interest in Russian sports when that happened, and guess what .... I am still no longer interested.

Update: No kidding .... NFL ticket prices plunge amid backlash over players kneeling during national anthem: Report (Washington Times).

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