text: That jersey thing won't last and as for fans boycotting, that's laughable.  The Raiders have moved cities how many times? They still have a large loyal fan base.  Speaking of the multiple Raider moves, how come the NFL has survived all the team moves and forced tax relief or public stadium builds for billionaire NFL owners? These were a much more personal issue for team fans, and non fans for that matter,  than players kneeling for the anthem. The players aren't asking for tax subsidies or tax built stadiums. And this doesn't include the NFL going to Congress for what amounts to a monopoly status.
  
  I have read a lot of comments thus far and none have gotten Fr Reese's analogy that football is very close to an American religious ritual that draws a better combined at the game and TV attendance than the Roman Catholic Church.  Plus you can legally bet on the outcome of the ritual.  This protest is not going to have any long term effects on the NFL..nor on Trump's political longevity.