NFL protests are protected speech but 'misguided': U.S. House speaker Townhall.com Staff | Posted: Sep 28, 2017 2:38 PM Share Tweet WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said National Football League players' protests were constitutionally protected free speech, but their decision to kneel while the national anthem played at games was "misguided." Read more at Reuters: Politics Login to VIP or Join VIP to Comment Idaho Bans Abortions at 6 Weeks Sarah Arnold NPR Is Threatened by DeSantis' Motto for Freedom Sarah Arnold Here's Where a Fox News Panel About the FBI's Ransacking of Mar-a-Lago Went Off the Hinges Matt Vespa It Seems Like the Justice Department Forgot to Read This Key Memo Before Ransacking Mar-a-Lago Matt Vespa Inflation Reduction Act or a Disguise for the Left's Green New Deal? Sarah Arnold The Indiana Abortion Ban At One Point Had Some Unlikely Opponents, Here's Why Rebecca Downs CARTOONS | AF Branco View Cartoon Most Popular Here's Where a Fox News Panel About the FBI's Ransacking of Mar-a-Lago Went Off the Hinges It Seems Like the Justice Department Forgot to Read This Key Memo Before Ransacking Mar-a-Lago Former Gorsuch Law Clerk Torches Legal Argument Behind FBI's Mar-a-Lago Ransacking