Discussion and debate about President Trump's comments denigrating NFL players who choose to protest during the National Anthem saturated the airwaves during Sunday morning's NFL pregame programs.
ESPN began its "Sunday NFL Countdown" program with a 20-minute panel discussion on the topic, and shows on CBS and Fox also took 10 to 15 minutes for discussion, opinion and reports from game sites.
On ESPN, former NFL head coach Rex Ryan, who identified himself as a Trump supporter who introduced him at an election rally in Buffalo, N.Y., said he was "pissed off" by Trump's comments.
"It's appalling to me and, I'm sure, appalling to almost every citizen in this country, it should be, calling our players SOBs," Ryan said.