NFL lost HALF of its viewership in the subsequent 2 weeks since Kaepernick’s stunt disrespecting the American flag. 49er’s say, “You’re fired!”
The meta-story (story about the story) here is that the Trump movement is in full effect, in that: common people are using their Hirschmann exit voice and loyalty mechanism in the free market (including votes and consumption patterns) to be leaders and demand the kind of society they want to see.
The predicate of that narrative is that people want more respectful citizen peers and a more accountable system of social cohesion and government.