A Seton Hall Sports Poll taken this week suggests that the main reason that NFL viewership is down is because of the protests over the national anthem.
56 percent of those surveyed said they believed fans are watching less because of the stand athletes are taking by not standing during the national anthem.
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At NFL owners meetings last week, commissioner Roger Goodell told the media that he didn’t believe actions taken during the anthem, started by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick were one of the reasons why ratings fell about 11 percent as compared to the first six weeks of last season.