Texans president Jamey Rootes, speaking at a sports industry conference in Atlanta, acknowledged that the NFL is feeling the impact from customers in the wake of NFL players’ protests during the playing of the national anthem.
Rootes, speaking Wednesday at the AXS Ticketing Symposium in Atlanta, was asked during a panel discussion if the controversy had impacted the NFL’s business.
“I think it’s starting to,” he said. “No-shows have not been an issue for us. We’ve had capacity crowds. We haven’t lost any sponsors. ... It’s just in feedback we’ve gotten, like, ‘Hey, this is not good for the game.