EVEN YAHOO (GRUDGINGLY) ADMITS, “YES, COLIN KAEPERNICK IS HURTING NFL RATINGS.”

There’s a simple solution for the NFL, but it would require the league to admit its more conservative fans have a valid point. I’m not sure how well that would play at the cocktail parties nearby the league’s Park Ave. HQ.

Related: Levi’s Stadium is depressingly empty for Jets-49ers; ‘Fire Baalke’ banner flown.

Empty seats at Levi's Stadium are shown before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Empty seats at Levi’s Stadium are shown before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)