NFL agrees to reimburse U.S. taxpayers $723K for 'paid patriotism'

The league is returning more than $720,000 in so-called "paid patriotism" money that teams took from the military for things like video tributes.

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May 19, 2016, 5:18 PM EDT / Updated May 19, 2016, 5:31 PM EDT

By Corky Siemaszko, Corky Siemaszko

The NFL is reimbursing U.S. taxpayers more than $720,000 in so-called "paid patriotism" money that the teams took from the military to allow things like color guard displays and video tributes at pro football games.