State Lawmakers Question New Orleans Saints State Funding After Anthem Protests

State Lawmakers Question New Orleans Saints State Funding After Anthem Protests
Brandon Coleman No. 16 of the New Orleans Saints reacts after scoring a touchdown as Daryl Worley No. 26 of the Carolina Panthers watches during their game at Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 24, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
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Louisiana Republican state representative Kenny Havard, is calling for the state government to pull state funding, tax breaks, and other support from the New Orleans Saints after players protested during the national anthem.

“Disrespecting our national anthem and flag in the name of social injustice is the highest form of hypocrisy,” Havard said in a written statement Monday,Sept. 25, NOLA.com reported.