Polling of favorability shows a steep plunge for the NFL since this controversy started, especially among the core 24-59 male demographic.  Fake news outlets and TDS sufferers notwithstanding, Trump appears to have hit the narrow politics of this issue exactly right.

I personally despise police brutality and am convinced that blacks people are horribly victimized by law enforcement in the US, and so I urge the athletes and others to seek a less alienating way to raise consciousness.