As Trump Attacks NFL, Weekend Ratings Are Mixed
Posté: Mar Sep 26, 2017 5:15 amAmid calls from Richard Sherman Womens Jersey President Trump for football fans to boycott the NFL due to players' protests during the national anthem, and a fierce backlash to the president's criticism from players, coaches and owners, Sunday's games logged varied ratings. The Redskins-Raiders Patrick Kerney Kids Jersey matchup on NBC's Sunday Night Football averaged an 11.6 Nielsen rating, down 11% from last year's week three numbers. Fox's afternoon game scored a 10.3 rating, down 16% year over year. But earlier in the day, CBS' doubleheader Nazair Jones Authentic Jersey saw a ratings increase of 4% over last year, with the first game garnering an 11% ratings uptick and the latter only seeing a 1% decline from last year. In a series of tweets Michael Bennett Jersey and remarks that began at a rally on Friday night, Trump lashed out at players who "take a knee" during the national anthem—an Luke Joeckel Youth Jersey action that began last year with Colin Kaepernick, who has since been joined by other players, mainly African Americans, as a protest against police brutality and racial injustice.