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WHAT YOU SAID: Should the NFL punish players for kneeling during the National Anthem?

WHAT YOU SAID: Should the NFL punish players for kneeling during the National Anthem?
Posted at 12:31 PM, Sep 25, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-25 12:31:18-04

“Football and politics don't mix easily," as the Cincinnati Bengals put it in a statement on Sunday just before the game.

That may be true, but when President Trump called out players for not standing for the National Anthem, cursed them and suggested they be fired, he not only mixed sport and politics, he stirred the pot and turned up the heat.And many teams and players responded on Sunday. We'd like to know what you think.

Should NFL players be reprimanded for not standing during the National Anthem?

Please share your opinions with us and we'll publish some of the most interesting and representative in our What You Said feature later this week.

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