Trump rips NFL ratings, says booing is "loudest I have ever heard"

Trump tweeted there was "great anger" at Monday night's Dallas Cowboys game as players kneeled on the sidelines

• Sep 26, 2017

Can NFL owners legally fire protesting players?

President Trump is urging NFL owners to dismiss players who protest during the national anthem, raising questions about free speech

• Sep 26, 2017

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones kneels with team before national anthem

Dallas Cowboys owner and his team kneeled prior to national anthem Monday night as a sign of solidarity with the rest of the NFL

• Sep 26, 2017

White House defends Trump against NFL backlash

"The president is not talking about race -- the president is talking about pride in our country," said Sarah Huckabee Sanders

• Sep 26, 2017

Steelers' Alejandro Villanueva: "I threw my teammates under the bus unintentionally"

"Every single time I see that picture of me standing by myself I feel embarrassed," Villanueva says

• Sep 25, 2017

Chicago residents react to Trump's criticism of NFL, NBA players

"I think it's part of a strategy. What he is trying to do is distract people," one resident says

• Sep 25, 2017

One player who didn't join teammates in anthem protest

The Steelers stayed in the tunnel, although Army veteran Alejandro Villanueva stood outside the tunnel with his hand over his heart

• Sep 25, 2017

LeBron James says Trump "used the sports platform to try to divide us"

President Trump doesn't "understand the power that he has to lead this beautiful country," LeBron James said

• Sep 25, 2017

97-year-old WWII vet takes a knee to support NFL players

"These people have every right to protest," 97-year-old tells grandson before taking a knee in solidarity

• Sep 25, 2017

Pharrell, others take knee at Charlottesville concert

Pharrell Williams got down on both knees during the concert

• Sep 25, 2017

Will Donald Trump lift the NFL's TV ratings?

Many theories are being tossed around to explain the viewership drop, from hurricanes to politics to lackluster play

• Sep 25, 2017

Preview: White House press briefing Sept. 25

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders briefs reporters on Monday, 2 p.m. ET

• Sep 25, 2017

Tom Brady weighs in on Trump's NFL comments

Brady is at odds with President Trump on the issue of players protesting the national anthem

• Sep 25, 2017

Trump says NASCAR fans"won't put up" with disrespecting the flag

President praises NASCAR fans and continues to bash NFL players for kneeling during the national anthem

• Sep 25, 2017

NFL players kneel, raise fists, lock arms during national anthem

Demonstrations came after Trump suggested that team owners should fire players who kneel during the national anthem

• Sep 24, 2017

Trump continues to criticize NFL in new tweets

President Trump's earlier comments brought swift condemnation​ from league executives and star players

• Sep 24, 2017

Dickerson's take

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said "divisive comments" like those made by President Trump "demonstrate an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL." John Dickerson, host of "Face the Nation," joined CBSN to discuss the feud between the NFL and Mr. Trump, as well as the top political stories of the day.

• Sep 24, 2017
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W.H.'s Marc Short defends Trump's NFL comments

Trump's comments on NFL players kneeling during the national anthem prompted reaction from across the political spectrum

• Sep 24, 2017

NFL teams respond to Trump's comments about player protests

Owners of the Baltimore Ravens, Patriots and other teams joined a chorus of NFL executives criticizing Trump's suggestion​ that they fire players who kneel for the national anthem

• Sep 24, 2017

About two dozen NFL players kneel during national anthem

Players including Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs and Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette took a knee before the start of the teams' game Sunday

• Sep 24, 2017

NFL commissioner responds to Trump's attacks

"Divisive comments like these demonstrate an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL," Goodell said

• Sep 23, 2017

LeBron James calls Trump a "bum" in defense of Steph Curry

James called Mr. Trump a "bum" after the president revoked Curry's White House invitation

• Sep 23, 2017

Trump to protesting athletes: "Find something else to do!"

President Trump is ratcheting up a contentious dispute with two of America's most popular sports leagues

• Sep 23, 2017

Trump: Fire NFL players who kneel during anthem

"That's a total disrespect of our heritage. That's a total disrespect of everything that we stand for," he said

• Sep 23, 2017

"You really have to want it," Beth Mowins says about breaking NFL glass ceiling

Mowins will make CBS history this weekend when she becomes the first woman NFL play-by-play announcer on the network

• Sep 21, 2017

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