Claim: Retired Marine Col. Jeffery Powers penned an open letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell describing how he felt about players kneeling during the national anthem.
Fact-check: FACT CHECK: Did a Retired Marine Write an Open Letter to the NFL's Roger Goodell About Kneeling Football Players?
Verdict: correct attribution
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Dan Evon
Date published: 2017-08-25T10:02:54