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Sunday, October 1, 2017

News Alert: NFL readies for second week in political spotlight


 
 
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NFL readies for second week in political spotlight
The National Football League is bracing to come under the political spotlight again Sunday, more than a week after President Trump stoked controversy by feuding with NFL players who kneel in protest during the national anthem.

Players and coaches are set to hit the field Sunday a week after hundreds of NFL players and team executives took a knee or linked arms as the national anthem played at games across the country in response to Trump's remarks that players who don't stand during the anthem be fired.

Even as much of the focus shifted this weekend toward the Trump administration's response to the growing humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico and the president's feuding with the mayor of San Juan, speculation intensified on how teams would handle the second round of protests.
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