{"id":253214,"date":"2017-11-01T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/?p=253214"},"modified":"2017-11-02T15:58:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T19:58:13","slug":"papa-johns-blames-nfl-for-lagging-pizza-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2017\/11\/01\/papa-johns-blames-nfl-for-lagging-pizza-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Papa John\u2019s Blames NFL for Lagging Pizza Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RUSH: Try this headline: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-11-01\/papa-john-s-blames-nfl-debacle-for-hurting-sales-of-its-pizza\">Papa John\u2019s Blames the NFL for Hurting Pizza Sales.<\/a>&#8221; It\u2019s a Bloomberg story. &#8220;Papa John\u2019s International Inc. founder John Schnatter is going after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, saying weak handling of the league\u2019s national-anthem controversy has hammered sales of his pizza. &#8216;The NFL has hurt us by not resolving the current debacle to the players\u2019 and owners\u2019 satisfaction,\u2019 Schnatter, who serves as the pizza chain\u2019s chairman and chief executive officer, said on a conference call. &#8216;NFL leadership has hurt Papa John\u2019s shareholders.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-250917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/650-101317-NFL-Kneel-Anthem.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/650-101317-NFL-Kneel-Anthem.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/650-101317-NFL-Kneel-Anthem-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>Papa John\u2019s shares fell the most in eight months on Wednesday after third quarter same-store sales missed analysts\u2019 estimates. Papa John\u2019s is headquartered in Louisville, by the way. And Bloomberg points out that Schnatter is a Trump donor. &#8220;Papa John\u2019s has been the NFL\u2019s official pizza sponsor since 2010. Schnatter, who founded the company in 1984, donated to Trump\u2019s campaign and has railed against government regulations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Schnatter said &#8212; this is on the earnings call, by the way, where he made these statements &#8212; &#8220;This should have been nipped in the bud a year and a half ago,&#8221; when Kaepernick first stood up, or sat down, as it were. &#8220;Like many sponsors,&#8221; Papa John\u2019s said, &#8220;we\u2019re in touch with the NFL. Once the issue is resolved, we\u2019re optimistic the NFL\u2019s best years are ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now, that was from Bloomberg. Let me look at the time on this. 12 a.m. Same day, different story. Bleacher Report. Headline: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2741923-papa-johns-pulls-nfl-associated-ads-citing-negative-consumer-sentiment\">Papa John\u2019s Pulls NFL-Associated Ads Citing &#8216;Negative Consumer Sentiment<\/a>&#8216; &#8212; Pizza chain Papa John\u2019s announced Wednesday that it is pulling its advertising associated with the NFL, according to ESPN\u2019s Darren Rovell. Per Jonathan Maze of Nation\u2019s Restaurant News &#8211;&#8221; it\u2019s a trade publication &#8220;&#8211; Papa John\u2019s founder John Schnatter said sales are down due to &#8216;negative consumer sentiment\u2019 regarding the company\u2019s relationship with the NFL. Schnatter also called the NFL &#8216;an example of poor leadership,\u2019 according to Maze.<\/p>\n<p>Papa John\u2019s sales are down 6%, and they are the official pizza sponsor. Papa John\u2019s got a commercial out there with Peyton Manning. In fact, I think in the deal Peyton Manning got some franchise stores, maybe as many as 50. Have you seen that, Brian? Have you seen that number? It\u2019s a lot of them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-253267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PapaJohnsManning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PapaJohnsManning.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PapaJohnsManning-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>&#8220;Papa John\u2019s is deeply rooted in the NFL since it has a deal with the league and 23 of its individual teams, according to Rovell. Former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is a Papa John\u2019s franchisee who also appears in commercials for the company. In exchange for pulling current ads, Schnatter said the NFL has given Papa John\u2019s additional future spots moving forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Papa John himself is in the commercials. He loves it! He loves associating with the NFL. He\u2019s in the commercials with Peyton Manning. I mean, he is Papa John and he\u2019s personalized the advertising campaign with the NFL, and for him to be saying these kind of things and pull out of it? This is obviously his major advertisement investment, and it obviously is in deep, deep doo-doo. To go public criticizing NFL officials, the commissioner by name? This does not bode well for a healthy future relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUSH: Papa John&#039;s sales are down 6%, and they are the official pizza sponsor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":253259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Papa John&#039;s Blames NFL for Lagging Pizza Sales - The Rush Limbaugh Show<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/daily\/2017\/11\/01\/papa-johns-blames-nfl-for-lagging-pizza-sales\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Papa John&#039;s Blames NFL for Lagging Pizza Sales - 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