Papa John’s Pizza issued an apology Thursday weeks after CEO John Schnatter caused controversy by linking NFL players kneeling during the singing of the national anthem to declining pizza sales.
Schnatter was heard saying during an earnings call, “The NFL has hurt us by not resolving the current debacle to the players’ and owners’ satisfaction.”
The comment sparked a Twitter feud, which quickly became political, between Papa John’s and frozen pizza company DiGornio.
However, on Wednesday, Papa John’s posted to Twitter, in part, “We believe in the right to protest inequality and support the players’ movement to create a new platform for change,”