Fox's Jesse Watters: “There is no racism in football” because black athletes get to make a million dollars in NFL

Watters: “All the black student athletes are dominating and they're all going to play in the NFL”

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From the August 24 edition of Fox News' The Five:

JESSE WATTERS (CO-HOST): And you know what? There is no racism in football. All the black student athletes are dominating and they're all going to play in the NFL, the good ones, and they're making a million dollars.

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