Restaurant owner boycotting the NFL gets ‘overwhelming response’

Beef O’Brady’s owner Bill DeFries, left, with some friends in a 2009 photo. CHRIS STEWART/STAFF

Beef O’Brady’s owner Bill DeFries, left, with some friends in a 2009 photo. CHRIS STEWART/STAFF
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Sept 28, 2017
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Bill DeFries, owner of Beef O’Brady’s restaurant in Beavercreek, says the response to his decision to boycott NFL games in the wake of national anthem protests has been “overwhelming.”

He said he’s hearing from friends, neighbors, customers and strangers.

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Read more about that response here.

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