Restaurant Owner Shuts Off NFL and Gets an Amazing Surprise

Maurice Smith No. 27 and Julius Thomas no. 89 kneel with Jarvis Landry No. 14 of the Miami Dolphins during the national anthem prior to an NFL game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 24, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. Steven Ryan/Getty Images

When the owner of a family-run restaurant in Ohio decided to stop showing NFL games, he was worried about losing business.

But Bill DeFries was so frustrated with the disrespect shown by NFL players during the national anthem that he went ahead with the boycott anyway, even after DirecTV refused to refund the $6,000 he paid for the NFL package.