Don't televise The National Anthem.
This certainly resolves the issue.
Who cares that fans want to hear and see the performance. Who cares it is disrespectful to the performer. Who cares if they are afraid to take sides.
We've consented for the players to protest by not being on the field for the honor of respecting our country. Their non-appearance is the symbol for whatever it is they don't like. And however it has anything to do with standing for our anthem. Just can't tie the two together.
Anyway, bad enough the NFL cannot seem to manage their employees.
Then a major network decides to wimp out. Avoid any controversy. Which in itself is controversial. And not airing the anthem resolves what?
Could it be they simply air the performance with cameras avoiding the players!. Focus on the field activity, the singer and the flag. Has to be technology where this is very easy.
This is a democratic society who has lost sight of one of democrasies' basic foundations.....majority rules.
Not so much in this case. How empathetic, or pathetic, is the thought that the right for a few to protest has permanently tainted one of America's favorite passtimes.
What about those of us who actually look forward to the presentation and song. No matter how poorly it is sung.
And ESPN wimped out.