A head on collision between politics and sports

A number of NFL players took a knee or skipped the national anthem this weekend. This was in response to the President attacking players who kneel in protest. In a tweet President Trump said players should be fired or suspended for protesting during the anthem. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Myles Udland and Melody Hahm figure out how this will impact the NFL’s ratings and its sponsors.

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