Papa John's Apologizes for Founder's NFL Remarks

Papa John's Pizza has walked back founder and CEO John Schnatter's claim that NFL player protests are behind falling pizza sales. 

In a series of tweetsTuesday, the chain apologized to anyone who found the remarks "divisive," and said it was open to ideas from all, except neo-Nazis, USA Today reports. 

Days after Schnatter's controversial remarks, the white supremacist Daily Stormer site claimed Papa John's as the "official pizza of the alt-right," reports the Louisville Courier-Journal. "We believe in the right to protest inequality and support the players’ movement to create a new platform for change," Papa John's tweeted Tuesday.

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