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‘We get our NFL back,’ the right says

GLENDALE, AZ - SEPTEMBER 25: Members of the Dallas Cowboys link arms and kneel during the National Anthem before the start of the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on September 25, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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GLENDALE, AZ - SEPTEMBER 25: Members of the Dallas Cowboys link arms and kneel during the National Anthem before the start of the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on September 25, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
By Bria Felicien
May 24, 2018

1. Mike Bianchi: With new national anthem policy, NFL players should learn from LeBron: You don't have to kneel down to speak up

From Pilot Online: "Meanwhile, NFL owners — who unanimously passed the new directive Wednesday — already are being portrayed as sitting politically somewhere between Donald Trump and George Wallace."

2. Finally, we get our NFL back

From Fox News: "Football is supposed to be a sport that brings all Americans together. Not a sport used by a few activists to make a political point."

3. Opinion: NFL owners chose best alternative to rectify the National Anthem issue

From 11alive: "The NFL owners apparently took the scenic route, time-wise, to reach a policy destination which should have been located long ago."

ExploreNew NFL anthem policy disrespects players and fans, the left says

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