It started out as backlash against players who have lodged silent protests during the national anthem, but was quickly mocked by other Twitter users and co-opted by still others to point out many of the NFL's faults in areas such as player safety.*
If we expand the lens a**ther **tch, the #boycottNFL hashtag was ultimately one more manifestation of 2016's digitally-fueled culture wars that spring from sources as varied as pro football to movie casting, but so often result in familiar battle lines being drawn.* Read more...