NFL shows seriously covered President Trump’s comments berating players for kneeling

Sports Illustrated

ESPN’s three-hour Sunday NFL Countdown devoted 22 minutes to Trump’s comments at the start of the show (with the president’s “son of a bitch” comment airing unbleeped), while the NFL-owned NFL Network also engaged in serious discussion. CBS brought in Charles Barkley to discuss the issue on The NFL Today, while Fox Sports' Fox NFL Sunday differentiated itself from its conservative sibling Fox News by looking at how Trump's comments impacted players. ALSO: NFL re-airs Super Bowl “Unity” ad following Trump’s comments.