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*Sources:
Harry Enten. CNN: “The NFL Is the Rare Thing That Brings All Americans -- Democrats and Republicans -- Together.” www.cnn.com/2022/01/23/sport/nfl-brings-democrats-republicans-together-spt-intl/index.html.

Dave Sheinin and Emily Giambalvo. Washington Post: “The Changing Face of America’s Favorite Sport.” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/interactive/2023/football-participation-decline-politics-demographics/.

Jesse Bettett. Zocalo Public Square: “How the NFL and American Politicians Politicized (and Helped Merchandise) Pro Football.” https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2018/07/05/nfl-american-politicians-politicized-helped-merchandise-pro-football/ideas/essay/.

Matt Gregory. WUSA9: “VERIFY: Military no longer pays NFL for acts of patriotism, but it's not because of kneeling.” https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/verify-military-nfl-acts-of-patriotism-kneeling-national-anthem/65-730024a0-3286-4d28-afe8-996606547da7.

Shaun Scott. Sports Illustrated: “How the NFL sells (and profits from) the inextricable link between football and war.” https://www.si.com/the-cauldron/2016/09/09/remembering-september-11-nfl-football-warfare.

Cork Gaines. Business Insider: “Half of all NFL players come from these 7 states.” https://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-high-school-states-2015-10.

Council on Foreign Relations Military Demographics: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/demographics-us-military

Pete Rozelle mini-bio: https://www.nfl.com/100/originals/100-greatest/game-changers-2

Derek Robertson. Politico Magazine: “Why the NFL Is (Somehow) America’s Most Resilient Institution.” https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/13/super-bowl-2022-nfl-politics-pop-culture-analysis-00008309.

Danyel Smith. ESPN: “The story of Whitney Houston's epic national anthem performance at 1991 Super Bowl.” https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29846571/the-story-whitney-houston-epic-national-anthem-performance-1991-super-bowl.

Brian Waters. Fox Sports 1340 AM: “The Most Important Sport in Each Decade Since 1960.” https://foxsports1340am.com/best-sports-decade-since-1960/.

CBS Sports – Top 10 States that Produce NFL Talent: NFL on CBS 🏈 on X: "Florida edges out Texas for most NFL players on Week 1 rosters https://t.co/ddk0DA428c" / X (twitter.com)

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