I don't like the meaningless flag waving, butchering of the national anthem and hollow patriotism that is a major sales pitch for a myriad of products including professional sports.  It is exactly the kind of "political posturing" duk4cover wishes would not take place in the sports venue.  I find it offensive in the extreme if for no other reason than it trivializes real patriotism but certainly when employed as justification for the mistreatment of people who don't fit the majority demographic.

Don't buy into the idiotic notion that "owners" are somehow more privileged than non-owners and have a right to curtail employee personal behaviors if the perception is that such behaviors may affect profit.  Professional athletes are hired to compete in a game, not to bow to the public opinion of what pre-game activities should be simply because their job puts them in the public eye.