With everyone paying attention to how the national anthem issue is affecting the NFLโs ratings, Thursday nightโs Bears-Packers ratings will be closely monitored. Itโs also a big increase over the 4.8 rating that last yearโs Thursday night Week Four game received, although that game was only on NFL Network, not on CBS.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton hasnโt made himself an activist yet. After processing a weekend filled with players kneeling during the national anthem in response to criticism by President Donald Trump, Newton was moved by what he saw and where it came from. โMy hat goes off to the Colin Kaepernicks of the world,โ Newton said, via Jourdan Rodrigue of the Charlotte Observer.