Time will tell, but I have my doubts that there will be any kind of large scale boycott. In order for such a thing to work, there needs to be a groundswell of support, but fans aren't all on the same side on this issue. I'm sure some feel strongly about the kneeling thing and are willing to go to the mat on it, but most of the people I talk to are like me. While they find it moderately annoying that some don't stand in respect for the anthem, they ultimately see it as a free speech issue. And at the end of the day, coerced gestures of patriotism and respect are meaningless anyway.

Generally, I'm not sympathetic to the interests of billionaire sports franchise owners, but in this case I do respect their right to protect business assets that they paid for and have a right to expect production from. Nobody, least of all the president, has the right to tell an owner he should fire a player for something that isn't illegal or in violation of league policy.