The nation’s relentless culture wars appear to have taken a toll even on the NFL, with a large number of Republicans saying they have soured on the league and expressing disapproval of its efforts to improve the treatment of Black players, a new Los Angeles Times/SurveyMonkey poll shows.
Professional football remains extremely popular. The poll found just more than half of American adults say they regard themselves as fans and another 15% say they’re not fans but plan to watch the Super Bowl, which is scheduled to be played Sunday in SoFi stadium between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals.
But the league’s popularity has eroded somewhat in recent years, the poll found.
