The players DO have the right to protest and I DO have the right to NOT pay them to do so.  So long as the NFL allows people to protest on the job, they will not get a penny from me; no buying tickets, no watching on TV or online, not buying a pair of socks, jersey, hat, towel, or even a pencil.  As a matter of fact, I make sure to not even check scores or read online articles about the NFL (except the protest thing) so that no one is even getting click-credit or ratings downstream.  Between the NFL and Hollywood, I've socked a bunch of extra money into my kids' college funds and gotten a lot of work done on the house and yard.  We'll see how keen they are to protesting on the job when the NFL starts talking salary cuts!