One Of The NFL’s Biggest Sponsors Considers Ending NFL Sponsorship Over Anthem Protests!
The NFL is now at the epicenter of the culture war. A backlash against traditional American culture is taking the shape of mass protests by NFL players taking a knee during the National Anthem. Conservative Americans are retaliating by delivering the NFL historically low ratings.
As the NFL’s Week 4 kicked off, the New Orleans Saints took a knee during the coin toss but stood for the anthem. Meanwhile, across the field, three members of the Miami Dolphins took a knee during the playing of the national anthem.
They continue to disrespect the national anthem and it seems that the NFL is facing huge backlash because of it!
First, the fans started to boycott them and now it seems that the sponsors started to abandon the sinking the ship!
Anheuser-Busch is reconsidering their NFL sponsorship, likely because the protests are very unpopular among everyday Americans. Bud Light currently serves as the official beer of the NFL.
The company also released a statement:
These are complex issues that require in-depth discussions and nuanced debate. What I can say is that at Anheuser-Busch we have a long heritage of supporting the institutions and values that have made America so strong. That includes our armed forces and the national anthem as well as diversity, equality and freedom of speech. We proudly employ over 1,100 military veterans and we work every day to create an inclusive environment for all of our employees. Because only together can we achieve our dream of bringing people together for a better world.
Since the company established the hotline and began to promote it, they have been bombarded with calls. According to KTVI-TV, the hotline went down Friday afternoon after receiving too many calls, but as of Sunday afternoon, the hotline is back up.
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Bud is all American. These kneelers aren’t. Please don’t put money in their pockets
Dump the over paid BRATS!
I feel as a veteran that it is Unamerican what they are doing and the owners and commissioner could stop it now if they chose to.I do not drink but have always felt that bud was a great American product and great for our country T hope you and others sponsers can put enough pressure on the Leaque toget them to do the right thing.
This is a no brainer pull the sponorship or lose a lot of business. You should not have even asked you should have done the right thing and hard working Americans would respect Budweiser again.
I 100% agree.. There will be purchase of any products in my household that sponsors the (N)FL.. I can not even call it National Football League.. because it is not representing the Nation.. It is disgrace full, to our country our founding fathers.. those who fought so hard in 1776 to keep that flag up going.. those who put our declaration up, our bill of rights up.. I have a whole list of sponsors with numbers if anyone cares to see them.. Just go to Boycott NFL and Sponsors on facebook.. Enough is enough and those who sponsors them are not all American to me.. We stand united as one under on nation before that flag.. and that flag has nothing to do with race!!! A bullet, or explosive of any sort in battle does not see race.. it only see’s American..
I will not support the NFL any longer nor will I buy products from those who sponsor the NFL.
Bud should not sponsor any team that is protesting against America. They are taking a knee to support Colin Kaepernick, whom took a knee for his Muslim girlfriend. There is a proper place for protest and while getting paid millions to play a game is not the place. They need to take there money and use it for what ever they are protesting.
Pull your sponsorship !! Let These morons learn some hard lessons !!
Bud is owned by Inbev, a foreign company! (and good for them)
Please don’t put anymore money in there pockets they have no respect for anyone but themselves. They think they can do what ever they want because they play football big deal what about our vets that gave there lives for our Flag . I will not watch another football game because of there attitude. Pull your sponsorship it is not cool to disrespect our Flag Thank you for listing to all of us…..
I totally pull the advertise we’re not watching the nfl they disrespected my fellow veterans and my friends that gave the lives so these pathetic loser can get rich imdone with the NFL
Support AMERICA not some grossely overpaid people “playing a game,” being disrespectful to our beloved flag and national anthem.
I will not support the NFL nor anyone who supports them !
i agree – our flag is sacred and precious !
Pull your sponsorship . It is not cool to disrespect the United States.
I hope this is true if not I’ll never drink another drop of Bud Light and this is after 43 years. I can always drink Lone Star Light.
You have to ask? Of course you should pull your sponsorship.
I drink Coors light, BUT if Busch drops the NFL sponsorships I will switch to Bud Light….IMMEDIATELY!
coors is owned by bud
I applaud Bud’s notion of withdrawing from the NFL. These players are just wrong. I haven’t watched the NFL in over 2 weeks now. Nor will I throughout the rest of the season. I will watch NASCAR! They know how to salute this nation’s flag and it’s military. I’m an Air Force mom. And I’m done with the NFL. I’m also going to take my money from those that continue to sponsor these idiots.
If you boycott the product then you hert the people but if you boycott the NFL,the company will realize it’s wasting its money and pull out. Buy doing it that way, only the NFL and its players suffer.
I feel each one taking a knee should rather do something positive in their community to bring the changes they are looking for rather than being an example of disrespect toward our country and the flag. We live in a great country! Not perfect but great none the less. God bless America!
The NFL players should display their freedom of speech elsewhere. I don’t think that the beer companies need to be asssociated with the anything that disrespects our flag and country.
I support pulling your support !!! I drink Bud !!! You don’t need the NFL !!!
Dump the bums back our Military.
This is not a complex issue or issues. This is about being disrespectful to the men and women who have died to keep us free and the great people of this country who remember and honor that scarifice. You either honor that or you show no respect to the fallen and the great American people who do remember their scarifice. It’s not a hard decision. As a matter of fact it’s a no brainier.
Our national anthem, and the American flag are symbolic to this country and our constitution including our first amendment right to free speech. And these players taking a knee in Protest have created a oxiMORON. They are protesting the the very constitution and the first amendment. Yet our President Trump speaks out and tells owners to fire these disrespectful overpaid players. Well Trump has the same freedom of speech, yet he is chastised for his comments. But know this. Your continued sponsorship will prevent me from ever purchasing your product. I hav already stopped with pepsi. Stand tall. Please
I’m boycotting the NFL because I gave muy youth for this country and will not be part of a group of unpatriotic millionaires who disrespect my flag, my anthem and my land.
Strongly suggest you do not advertise in the nfl.
Kneeling or anything other than standing with their hand (not their fist) over their heart is “NOT” acceptable. I’m done with the NFL and their disrespect, everyone in our family and basically most people we associate with feel the same. Any other sport that chooses to respond the way the NFL has will find themselves in the same situation. We will “BOYCOTT” anyone that disrespects our flag or the anthem…
We strongly urge you to withdraw your sponsorship of the NFL! If these young, ungrateful, ignorant overpaid athletes truly want to make a difference, they could be contributing some of their millions/ efforts to help veterans, service people, flood/hurricane victims or medical research. By withdrawing your sponsorship, you would send a very important message to the liberal media who has had the most to gain from stirring this mess and this hate! They, especially. need to be held accountable for the wrong messages that they are perpetuating. Thank you!
This has gotten out of control. Most people have forgotten how it even got started. The Media is thriving on it. Our international enemies are loving it as our wonderful country is falling apart. Why? We will all feel at one time or another that we have been discriminated against. That is part of life. Get over it. We should be working together. Helping each other. I will not knowingly patronize any NFL sponsors. These big boy players need to grow up. They make more in a year than many people do working 40 years. They are brainwashed. They could do so many positive things to help people. Instead they kneel!???? Enough. American public is tired of hearing about this
I support your right to not support the NFL they think they are to important and nothing is going to change we stopped watching all the NFL games or buying their shirts. We are not going to buy your beer if you keep supporting them.
There nothing acceptable but standing with hand on heart, this is gone to far!
I want the NFL to support the American Flag. I’m tired of over paid athletes disrespecting America & all who have paid the price to make this great country what is is. If you feel the same need to make a statement & wake this establishment up by removing your support that would be awesome. I might even start drinking beer. But do what you feel is right. Thanks
Drop them most of America has. Want us to buy Bud? Drop the NFL.
NFL players have the right to protest. And I have the right to not watch the NFL. And as long as the players disrespect our flag, I won’t watch.
This great company should not be associated because it will ruin your honest name. When I thin of your name I trhink of hard work and honesty not football.
Yes didn’t watch last year when the NFZL failed to take a stance. I’m sure not watching this year. Those who stand against the NFL requiring their fans to be subjected to this BS, will be rewarded mightily.
I feel like the sponsors should stop their advertisement to the NFL. We kneel for the cross and stand for the Anthem. I am behind Budweiser for dropping the NFL.
I feel the same way ,thank you.
Kudos to AB-Bev for standing up against the national anthem protest. Yes, players have a right to protest but their protest should not include disrespect for our nations most precious symbol of freedom. Protest outside the confines of the playing field. After all, they are paid performers on a public stage many times paid for by federal funding. They are suppose to be rollmodels to our kids…their actions are disgraceful.
I totally agree! I have loved the NFL since 1970! But I haven’t watched a game since the first telivised game when I saw them kneel! It is disrespect to the extreme! I will not support those advisers either!
Sick of the disrespect shown by overpaid athletes. We are done with NFL for the season. Tell them go find real jobs like the rest of us hard working Americans who have family of veterans from World Wars, Korean War, Vietnam War.
Excellent move by an excellent “American beer” Let these fools fall on their faces and they will to and hopefully other sponsors will show UNITY and run the disgraceful NFL right out of America we the people are at the point of ending this ungrateful disgraceful organization right out of our lives and the people supporting them is a great way to do it This game was born hear and can die here as well
I will Continue to Boycott the NFL and ANY supporters or companies that advertise on the TV stations or radio during the games. BOYCOTT the NFL.
I will continue to boycott the NFL and it’s sponsors.
I Will boycott all sponsors of NFL
I’m gone, You can take a knee and lock your own arms while drinking your own beer ! I’m Done ! If the NFL thinks that by Fox not showing the Anthem on TV before the game is going to get their viewers back, Their Crazy ! This whole protest thing by the players is a bunch of BS ! The NFL players play Football, they will not DICTATE the people of the free world ! What country do they think they live in ??????????????????????
Yes I will also Boycott the NFL and their sponsors.
Boycott..do it.!!!
I will boycott the NFL and any advertiser who supports them while players disrespect the National Anthem and the Flag… That is MY PROTEST!!
do something this is total disrepect
I will Continue to Boycott the NFL and ANY supporters or companies that advertise on the TV stations or radio during the games. BOYCOTT the NFL.
I will continue to boycott NFL
I support this decision wholeheartedly.
I do not mind the taking a knee before or after the National Anthem, but i strongly object to the taking a knee, raising a fist or any other demonstration during the Anthem. I have also noticed some players not having their hand over their heart and generally goofing off and not showing respect to our Flag during the National Anthem. That is not good either. If the players are going to be on the field during the playing of the National Anthem, they should show respect to our Flag.
I will also boycott the NFL and their National Sponsors until they stand for the Anthem and show respect for our Country, our flag and the men and women who serve to protect it along with those that died defending it. I am a supporter of free speech and the right to protest the injustices, but highly paid athletes paid to play a National sport do not have the right to use that field as their platform for protest.
Thank you for your patriotism. I will continue to boycott the NFL & sponsors of the NFL.
I began my Boycott with Anheuser Busch (along with all other sponsors of the NFL) last weekend, when I and my family began boycotting the NFL! No more!!!!
I will not support any company that supports the NFL!! they don’t even know why they are doing it, everyone thinks they do.
I hope you do pull your sponsorship otherwise you can go down with the NFL. I have been a loyal Budweiser customer for almost 40 years but I’m pretty sure I’ll find another suitable beverage to enjoy.
Every company should boycott a team that demonstrates against America. Any team that shows no respect for the flag and the American people.
I have had family serve in Military Services since the Civil War. Some of my ancestors died during the war to free the slaves. 2 of my high school friends died fighting the Vietnam war. They came back in caskets. It was a tramatic time for all but for the young it was a tragic life lesson. President Obama would never been president if the “whites” as we are called did not vote for him. Give us a break there are racists of all colors not just whites. I will continue to boycott the NFL and ANY supporters or companies that advertise on the TV stations or radio during the games until all athletes and the organization apologizes to the citizens of these great United States of America. They need to apologize, stand at attention facing the flag with their hand over their hearts to show respect to those who have fought for their rights. God bless America.
I will boycott the NFL and any sponsor of the NFL
I will not watch any program that tolerates anti-American sentiment or behavior. I hope advertisers like Anheuser-Busch will take note, and either demand a posetive change or withdraw their sponsorship.
I have stopped watching all NFL by choice as difficult as it may be. I refuse to support those who disrespect America and our Anthem. These entertainers are well paid to play a game not to be political. They are free to protest on tjere free time. I ask Anheuser-Bush to stop all support of the ANTI AMRRICAN ORGANIZATION until major corrections are made.
Did not watch Sundays game, but have heard that the media did not show the National Anthem! If that is so it is truly disgraceful and I will not watch NFL football and purchase any item by the sponsors of advertising. Actually enjoyed quality time with the family on Sunday!
I think Bud light should pull out of the NFL. People are not only boycotting the NFL but they are starting to boycott all of the sponsors too! Pull out before it’s too late. At least until all NFL protests come to an end.
Please boycott the NFL! People who died for our flag would appreciate it!
we will boycott NFL and their sponsors also
I’ve already reached out to USAA to discontinuing their support to the nfl as long as they continue to disrespect the fallen, active and veterans of the US Military. Budweiser should follow.
Whether you kneel before or during the anthem,it’s still protesting. Keep your politics out of the game. I appreciate that your company is standing behind our country & the fans. As the song says…you’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything. In this case a false political narrative. Good for you…and keep your Clydesdales standing,not kneeling for USA
I have been a DieHard Cleveland Browns fan for over 60 years. I have not watched a single NFL game yet this season. I also refuse to use any product from any sponsor of the NFL. This Insanity has to stop. I don’t have a prejudiced bone in my body and never have had. I would help anyone protest a Cause that I deemed relevant but it would have to be done at the right time at the right place. NFL football players are at work when they are playing football against another team. I would be fired if I tried to protest at my place of work. I hope you make the right decision.
I will Boycott the NFL until they have respect for my Flag and country!!!!
In today’s world, we need something that lifts us up, not something that makes us angry. Please boycott the NFL until they stop disrespecting our Country and our Flag.