The NFL needed to take a stand one way or another. They are a business and like all businesses, they set the rules for the way an employee will be required to act or behave while on the job. I don't disagree with the employees taking a knee, to be honest. After reading statements and interviews, I believe the act was not done out of disrespect for the flag or the country (including the men and women who defend it), but was a respectful way to peacefully protest. Some might disagree and say doing anything but falling in line and standing is disrespectful (in an interview with Kaepernick, his decision to kneel came from a friend of his who had been in the armed forces and stated that to simply sit on the bench would have been disrespectful), but that is a point of debate. Our country allows for peaceful protest and the men and women who serve it are fighting for that kind of freedom. The other point of debate was whether the stage for that protest was on the job.

Whatever the opinion, I think we can all agree that the protest was hurting the NFL and affecting the wallets of the men and women who control it, so I am not surprised they banned it. If those who were kneeling truly felt that strongly about their cause, will they continue to play for that money? Will they stick to their guns and move on?
My guess, they will take the paycheck.