The NFL is doing often a Salute-to-service, and many teams participates and host military appreciation days over the year. The thing is, a newspaper article revealed that these salutes are essentially paid by the Department of Defense as advertisements. It also adds that the DoD has paid over $6 million the NFL for the last four years.
The thing is, the final version of the National Defense Authorization act contains some text that would ban the practice. This is an Arizona Senator mainly leading the effort, with the support of John McCain. Senators question the "paid-for-patriotism" philosophy (that's the word some used internally), meanwhile US Armed Forces face a military spending's cut. The Arizona Senator asked for an accounting of the money spent and the benefits from the Pentagon.
The thing is, the final version of the National Defense Authorization act contains some text that would ban the practice. This is an Arizona Senator mainly leading the effort, with the support of John McCain. Senators question the "paid-for-patriotism" philosophy (that's the word some used internally), meanwhile US Armed Forces face a military spending's cut. The Arizona Senator asked for an accounting of the money spent and the benefits from the Pentagon.