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NFL Fans Watched Fewer Games Due to Anthem Protests, J.D Power Survey Reveals

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A survey conducted by J.D. Power revealed the No. 1 reason NFL fans watched fewer games last season was due to players protesting during the national anthem.

ESPN's Darren Rovell provided the data from the survey of more than 9,200 sports fans.

"The pollster said it asked more than 9,200 people who attended either one football, basketball or hockey game if they tuned into fewer games and why," Rovell wrote. "Twenty-six percent of those who watched fewer games said national anthem protests, some which were led by Colin Kaepernick, were the reason.