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Something that has been on my mind all week is professional football. This Sunday when most NFL teams play a game, there are multiple events I am looking to watch for. I am interested to see if the players will stand during our national anthem, but looking most forward to watching the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders matchup.

During the past few weeks, there has been a big political debate whether players should have to stand up for the National Anthem. This occurrence has been going on during the NFL for the past year to bring attention to police brutality towards African Americans. However, during the past two weeks Donald Trump has heated up the topic by calling the players who don’t stand up “Son of a bitch” and said they should not be allowed to play in the NFL. I don’t believe the president should have voiced his opinion in the manner that he did, but I do believe the message he is trying to convey. I think that not standing during our anthem shows disrespect to the country which brought all these players great success and opportunity in life that they wouldn’t have received in any other country. It is also a disrespect for the people who fought and died for our country, and presently some veterans do play in the league. For example, one veteran who is a part of the Pittsburg Steelers was the only player to stand up for the anthem while his whole team decided to stay in the locker room leaving him alone on the field. In my opinion this just didn’t show disrespect to the country, but also for their own teammate who their coach called a “family” that would make decisions as one. Overall, I am not someone who likes to take part in political debates, and as an NFL fan I would like to see the league stay away from politics in the future.

Stepping away from politics, I am most interested to watch the Denver Broncos game since they are my favorite team. This week’s matchup is an important and exciting one as both team are in the same division and hold a winning record. The Broncos have the best defense in the NFL, while the Raiders have one of the best offenses. At the end of the day, the Broncos will be the victors of the two purely because of the home field advantage.