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Trump Says He Skips NFL Kickoffs and Starts Games Two Minutes In

Speaking in Iowa two days before the midterms while campaigning for Senate candidate Ashley Hinson, Trump also called the NFL's kickoff rule unglamorous; he made a similar remark in twenty twenty.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson on BBN Tonight
Published 7:10 PM ET, Sunday, November 1, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo Sports: “‘Who the hell wants to watch football?’: President Trump calls football ‘boring as hell’”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 7:10 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson.
Topics: NFL, Trump.

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Yahoo Sports‘Who the hell wants to watch football?’: President Trump calls football ‘boring as hell’

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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe said, quote, who the hell wants to watch football, it's boring as hell.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnd he's complained about the kickoff rule since September of twenty twenty-four. I'm telling you, he's hating a play he's never seen.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMaybe the jet stream is delaying his remote.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBrock, a kickoff is the only play where everybody's standing still. Ravens ten, Bills thirty-six, final.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe missed the start of that one too, probably.

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