As national anthem demonstrations swept across NFL stadiums this fall, Indianapolis became the scene of one of the highest-profile responses when Vice President Mike Pence and his wife walked out at the direction of President Donald Trump after San Francisco 49ers players staged their protest.
Now an Indiana lawmaker wants to make sure that any Colts fans who were offended by the demonstrations, which began in the summer of 2016 when Colin Kaepernick took a knee to raise awareness of social injustice and police brutality, will get their money back. Republican State Rep. Milo Smith has proposed a bill that is targeted at demonstrations by Colts players and not at those by the visiting teams.