Business Owner Protesting NFL for 2nd Year After Profits Soar

A business owner in South Carolina has decided to boycott the NFL for the second consecutive season. Dave Pettinelli, who owns Dave's Place in Lugoff, said his sales went up after the boycott started. The veteran said the boycott is about the protests being in the wrong place at the wrong time. "I've noticed business has gone up as a result of the sign but that's not why I did it,” he said. “It's my personal belief and opinion and that's why I put it [a sign] up in the first place." He said he would like to see the league and its players come up with a plan of action. "If you want to be productive and not divisive, do it outside the stadium," Pettinelli said. Pettinelli's decision comes as the new NFL season starts on Sept. 6.