U.S. military paid NFL teams for salutes to troops Senator seeks accounting of tributes that made league look good

May 27, 2015 by OSYB Staff

“While it may be appropriate for the National Guard or other service branches to spend taxpayer funds on activities directly related to recruiting, giving taxpayer funds to professional sports teams for activities that are portrayed to the public as paying homage to U.S. military personnel would seem inappropriate.” Flake wrote. Read more.