text: Column: Is there a path forward in NFL protests? - Washington Times
  By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press - Monday, August 13, 2018
  So far the players - at least a handful of them - aren't backing down. A few took a knee in the first weekend of exhibition games, at least two raised a fist during the anthem, and several stayed in the locker room as their way of making a statement.
  Employing Kaepernick and Reid shouldn't be that much of a problem. Both are NFL players at the highest level, and both seem to have been blackballed from the league - at least unofficially - because of their protests.
  After that, it gets easier. Offer players something in exchange for not protesting during the anthem - perhaps a 30-second commercial spot to highlight social injustice at halftime of every nationally televised game.
  The guess is players would respond favorably, partly because they have little alternative. By now they surely understand that their original cause has been hijacked and that they - along with the NFL - are in no-win situations.