Across the NFL, television ratings and attendance have crashed. Fans have been turned off by overpaid millionaires insulting their flag and country, and decided to stay home by the thousands.
Each week seems to get worse for the NFL — and Sunday’s contests were the most shocking yet.
In Miami at kickoff against the New York Jets, an extremely popular team in retiree-heavy Florida, the stadium was a sea of empty blue seats —
#NFL #NYJvsMIA RT @nsbbcom: Nobody cares about jet or dolphins @[me] pic.twitter.com/k6wPSlIRJG
— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) October 22, 2017
In Cleveland, home of the ever-loyal Browns fans, held a shockingly-empty scene as well —
Cleveland #NFL #TENvsCLE RT @GLForumonSRA: @[me] Browns kickoff on the road to 0-7 pic.twitter.com/dkHzWEUUnF
— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) October 22, 2017
Chicago, one of the league’s most popular teams, suffered serious attendance drop as well —
Chicago #NFL #CARvsCHI RT @chrisbleck: lots of empty seats at kickoff pic.twitter.com/hrs7vXgj6Z
— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) October 22, 2017
Indianapolis, too, was a wasteland of empty plastic seats —
https://twitter.com/thetimdeluxe/status/922151150866124802
Ouch. With fans abandoning the NFL in droves, there’s no doubt that ownership is feeling the pinch.
How long until they finally get the message and stop the nasty anthem protests?