Michael Reaves / Getty ImagesCommentary NFL Gets Fan Backlash for Kicking Off Draft with a 'Woke' Stunt The NFL, channeling its inner segregationist, once again subjected fans to a "black national anthem" that MLK Jr. would have rejected. By Michael Schwarz April 25, 2025
Arturo Holmes / Getty ImagesCommentary Let It Go, Man: Colin Kaepernick Still Pushing 'Every Day' to Make Triumphant NFL Return Another year, another Colin Kaepernick comeback announcement. Is this starting become some sort of recurring practical joke? By Bryan Chai April 21, 2025
Maddie Meyer / Getty ImagesCommentary Watch: Fired-Up American Fans Contribute to 'Impossible to Describe' Anthem Ahead of US-Canada Clash It may not have been the Miracle on Ice, but it was one of the most patriotic moments you'll ever see in hockey. By C. Douglas Golden February 21, 2025
Charles Krupa / APCommentary Singer Changes National Anthem Words to Mock Trump, But It Backfires Horribly "My voice probably sounded not as stable, and it was because it made me so emotional," she said afterwards. By C. Douglas Golden February 21, 2025
Minas Panagiotakis / Getty ImagesCommentary Canadian Fans Boo US Anthem - Team USA Takes It Out on Canadian Players as Soon as the Puck Drops “Matthew’s fight to start it off was such an energy boost," one of the combatants said. It only got better from there. By C. Douglas Golden February 17, 2025
Timothy A. Clary - AFP / Getty Images ; Jamie Squire / Getty ImagesCommentary The Super Bowl Crowd Reactions to Trump and Taylor Swift Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Post-Woke America "This is what the mainstream media is trying to hide from you," one commenter said along with video of the moment. By C. Douglas Golden February 10, 2025
@NFL / X screen shotCommentary Internet Explodes Over Breathtaking National Anthem on NFL's Christmas Day Ravens-Texans Game Pentatonix delivered an all-time great national anthem performance, which featured a stirring juxtaposition of patriotism and faith. By Michael Schwarz December 26, 2024
Roy Rochlin / Getty Images for FanaticsCommentary 'So Far From the Truth': Michael Strahan Addresses National Anthem Controversy That Left Many Viewers Furious "I'm a military brat. And so the fact that [people are] saying I'm unpatriotic couldn't be further from the truth." By Samantha Chang November 13, 2024
Sarah Stier / Getty Images NFL Analyst Michael Strahan Speaks Out After Becoming Embroiled in National Anthem Controversy "This is my hero, it is also my father, Maj. Gene W. Strahan, Sr. He served for 23 years in the army ... " Strahan wrote on Instagram Monday. By Bryan Chai November 12, 2024
Mike Coppola - Prime Video / Getty Images 'Downright Cowardly': Viewers Call for Michael Strahan to Be Fired After What Happened During National Anthem Social media was calling for Strahan's job after the move during Sunday's broadcast of Fox's pregame NFL coverage. By C. Douglas Golden November 11, 2024