Ragged Old Flag Super Bowl ad met with social media criticism

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Published February 3, 2020 10:08pm ET

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A pregame video montage saluting America before the Super Bowl was met with criticism on social media from critics who suggested the piece flew in the face of Colin Kaepernick’s social justice message.

Set to Johnny Cash’s Ragged Old Flag, the video honored 2014 Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter and victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. It featured imagery of the American flag and other symbols of the United States.

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