new england patriots facing off in the mercedes-benz arena in atlanta. but here to check with some of the nfl controversy is ron mott outside the stadium. welcome. we have critics of both the pre-game and half time entertainers in some way. explain what s happening there. alex, it seems like every super bowl there s some sort of off-the-field issue the nfl is having to contend with. this year the nfl had trouble attracting big-list artists, african-american artists in particular who didn t want to perform on this international stage because how they knelt t nfl has treated al qaeda in the arabian peninsula eated al qa arabian peninsula - colin kaepernick. he brought attention to inequality and it didn t sit well with people, including the president of the united states so colin kaepernick is now out of football at what should have been the prime of his career and entertainers are saying they want to have solidarity.