To the NFL:

1. Stop displaying the flag with disrespect.  Refer to item (c) and how the NFL displays the flag during the anthem:
http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html#176

2.  Stop using the flag on athletic uniforms (NFL helmet).  Refer to item (j) that states the flag should never be a part of an athletic uniform:
http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html#176

3.  Stop using the anthem and flag as an advertising tool (requiring teams to be present on the field per the 2009 agreement between the Department of Defense and the NFL).  Refer to item (i):
http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html#176


The flag waving between the NFL and the government is nothing more than a sales pitch for nationalism and business. The flag and the anthem are being abused.  Pretty simple.