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Geplaatst: 17-08-2017 09:36:27 Onderwerp: Why these women are opting out of fantasy football |
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As NFL players suit up Steve Largent Womens Jersey and return to the gridiron, some fans have decided to give up a season of rooting for their home team and favorite players. There will be no draft boards, no kitschy fantasy football team name and definitely no nail-biting, down-to-the-wire wins to celebrate. Instead, they're gearing Richard Sherman Kids Jersey up to take on the NFL and team owners in defense of quarterback-activist Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick Michael Wilhoite Authentic Jersey protested social inequality by kneeling during the national anthem before games last season. He opted out of his San Francisco 49ers contract in March and remains a free agent, with the new season just 23 days away. Recently, more than 170,000 people Luke Joeckel Youth Jersey signed the "#NoKaepernickNoNFL" petition on Change.org, pledging to boycott the league until Kaepernick is added to a roster. Among the many fans contemplating a protest are women, who make up 45 percent of the NFL's audience and 34 percent of the fantasy sports market. Despite playing fantasy football for Jon Ryan Womens Jersey seven seasons and subscribing to premium NFL television packages, Kimberly Bennett, a 38-year-old attorney and lifelong New York Giants fan, has made the difficult decision to deprive herself of NFL enjoyment. "I feel like my hand was forced," she said. |
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