http://nypost.com/2017/10/01/ravens-...hem-statement/
Before the Ravens hosted the Steelers on Sunday, the Baltimore team stepped to the sideline and took a knee as the PA announcer asked the stadium to take a moment “to pray that we as a nation embrace kindness, unity, equality and justice for all Americans.”
The fans poured boos down upon their favorite players, about to face off against the team’s blood rivals, as they knelt for the moment in prayer. The Ravens then rose as one and stood for the anthem.
Fans just want to go to a game - be it football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, whatever - to be entertained, and they paid a lot for it (tickets, parking, concessions, etc.). The last thing that fans want is a dose of politics with their choice of entertainment. They come to sporting events or other entertainment venues to get away from their day to day experience, including political BS.
And, I know this may shock some of you, but some folks actually enjoy the tradition of the national anthem at the start of sporting events.