WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As a student, Donald Trump played high school football. As a business baron, he owned a team in an upstart rival to the NFL and then sued the established league. As president, he denigrated pros who took a knee during the national anthem as part of a social justice movement.

President Trump ramped up his criticism of this season’s new NFL kickoff rules in the wake of the Super Bowl late Sunday night. The NFL, to protect player safety, instituted new rules this year that prevents the kicking team from leaving their positions to run down the field until the kicked ball is touched