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To abolish the special tax exemption that the nfl enjoys and that all other professional sports leagues enjoy. i think that's fair for folks on main street and folks in the middle class. >> how much do you think this reflects colleagues within your side of the caucus there in the house, and i do note that this particular legislation, isn't the the same one jason chaffetz proposed but since he left, you're picking up the ball? >> that's correct. the pro sports act was sponsored by jason chaffetz. it had been orphaned on his departure from congress and it's an orphan no more. there's no rational...

Fans. they were booing here in foxborough last week. fans booed this action when 18 players took a knee during the anthem last week. the league is concerned about that. that's what you're seeing addressed today. >> seeing some booing and hearing that just a couple minutes ago there in baltimore. erin, you have the president who sent out another tweet last night. very important for nfl players to stand during the national anthem. is there any indication he's willing to let this go and move on to something else? >> no, not at all. in fact, alex, i want to point out that the columbia journalism r...

The knee. the president opposing that specifically, saying it disrespects our flag. today, it's a little different. we're seeing players lock their arms in solidarity. that's been the depekz, as opposed to taking a knee. how do you feel about that expression? >> you have been covering that. i don't really get it. i mean, i get they're trying to express unity, but unity for what? and it highlights one of the real problems with this whole protest deal in the nfl. >> i think they have been clear with what the unity is about. they're saying it's about racial injustice, about injustice across this ...

>> yeah. and i think everyone wants to hear more from tom brady, but i'm sure he's being advised by his agent and other counsel that he has around him to let things play out. see what the nfl does and then he'll go from there. i do think that we need to hear from tom brady. until we do and, also there is a lot of other instances in that report. there's some holes in there. they didn't put all of tom brady's investigation in there. they didn't put all of his comments in there to the investigators and you listen and you have to take everything at face value. if you listen to what his agent says ...

The patriots and the club and the ownership into the discipline arena, also. >> mike did the nfl set a trap for the patriots? i ask the question for this reason. when you read the report you find that the gm of the colts sent an e-mail one day before the afc championship game saying hey, you know word's out in the league that the patriots play loose with the inflation rule. and we want you to keep an eye on this and it occurred to me that the nfl did not then go to the patriots and say, we've got our eye trained towards this. instead the nfl sat back and then all hell broke loose. here's my sp...