Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories MONTGOMERY, Ala. — President Donald Trump has some advice for National Football League owners: Fire players who kneel during the national anthem. He’s also encouraging fans to walk out in protest. And the president is bemoaning what he describes as a decline in violence in the sport. ‘‘They’re ruining the game,’’ he said during a political rally in Alabama on Friday night that veered beyond politics. Several athletes, including a handful of NFL players, have refused to stand during ‘‘The Star-Spangled Banner’’ to protest of the treatment of blacks by police. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who started the trend last year when he played for the San Francisco 49ers, hasn’t been signed by an NFL team for this season. Trump, who once owned the New Jersey Generals of the U.S. Football League, says those players are disrespecting the American flag and deserve to lose their jobs. ‘‘That’s a total disrespect of our heritage. That’s a total disrespect of everything that we stand for,’’ Trump said, encouraging owners to act. ‘‘Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, you’d say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired,’’ Trump said to loud applause. Trump also predicted that any owner who followed the presidential encouragement would become ‘‘the most popular person in this ... Link to the full article to read more