Sunday is promising to be one of the landmark days in sports. The response to earlier comments by President Trump, disparaging NFL players by calling them “sons of bitches” and demanding they be fired, began on Saturday. With a full slate of NFL games, one beginning early in the day in London, the response and conversation continued to escalate.
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The presdient started the day off with a pair of tweets, doubling down on his earlier criticism of the NFL.
“If NFL fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our Flag & Country, you will see change take place fast.