brian: if he said to the players, kaepernick, you stand you, you're fined, he might have 100 players immediately sitting down. you see how they're taking them to court. ezekiel elliott that. listen, here the thing. one thing to, with tom brady deflated balls, take them to court. that is sort of a sideshow. i thought that was a pretty dumb case to begin with. anyway, be that as it may this, is literally thumbing your nose at the, at a symbol of national unity that your core audience cherishes. steve: exactly. >> think about that. every player should know that. money that comes into them is from people that appreciate that one symbol. steve: sure. >> would have taken the lead, roger goodell, a little nuance, instead of politically correct. i like roger. good guy. he played with fire because he is so politically correct. now he has a huge, huge business problem on his hands, i'm telling you. steve: charlie gasparino, joining us from l.a., talking about how trump approval numbers gone up, while nfl numbers gone down. thank you. brian: november 11th, saluting military three straight weeks. we'll see how that goes. >> harvey weinstein scandal continues to grow with autho