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Why NFL Players Weren't on the Field Before 2009 | Graham Elwood

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Channel: Graham Elwood · 2017 · News & Politics

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Why NFL Players Weren't on the Field Before 2009 | Graham Elwood

In this video, Graham Elwood examines a USA Today report revealing how the Department of Defense and National Guard paid millions of taxpayer dollars to the NFL and other pro sports leagues for military salutes and manufactured patriotic displays. Graham breaks down former Senator Jeff Flake’s oversight investigation into these recruitment contracts, highlighting that players only took the field for the anthem starting in 2009 after these lucrative marketing deals began. He exposes the weaponization of forced patriotism against Colin Kaepernick’s civil rights protests, contrasting the military-industrial complex's relentless sports propaganda with the neglect of everyday public servants.
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📚 Sources & Further Reading:
1. USA Today—DOD Paid Sports Teams Millions for 'Paid Patriotism': https://www.usatoday.com/
2. U.S. Senate Oversight Report - Tackling Paid Patriotism by Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake: https://www.flake.senate.gov/
3. Costs of War Project—Military Recruitment Budgets & Domestic Propaganda: https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/
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In this video I discuss the following: 
✅ The USA Today report exposing millions paid by the DOD to the NFL for in-game military salutes
✅ Senator Jeff Flake’s congressional inquiry into taxpayer-funded recruitment and marketing deals
✅ The historical timeline: how players stayed in locker rooms during the anthem prior to 2009
✅ Breakdown of National Guard payments to the New York Jets, New England Patriots, and college athletics
✅ Bob Costas questioning why sports leagues exclusively glorify the military over teachers, nurses, and EMTs
✅ The hypocrisy of attacking Colin Kaepernick for peaceful protest while ignoring commercialized state propaganda

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction & The NFL Anthem Controversy
01:15 - USA Today Report: Jeff Flake Exposing "Paid Patriotism"
02:15 - Conflating Patriotism with Militarism: Chomsky & Hedges
03:45 - DOD & National Guard Contracts: NY Jets & Bob Costas Commentary
05:35 - Multi-Million-Dollar Ad Spending Across College & Pro Sports
07:15 - Military Propaganda in Sports vs. Kaepernick’s Right to Protest & Wrap-Up

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