Week 4 NFL picks: Debunking some myths about national anthem protests

The tradition of playing “The Star Spangled Banner” before American sporting events dates back more than a century, but never has the practice and its symbolism incited such a political firestorm as this past week when the President took aim at the NFL and fanned the flames of a debate over players protesting during the anthem
Now, the anthem is at the center of our national conversation — the President himself has tweeted two dozen times about it since — and as is custom