Posted on 10/24/2017 12:56:27 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Up until last week, the man who first took a knee had been giving the world the silent treatment.
Even as NFL players knelt in stadiums across America, as President Trump scoffed at them, essentially labelling them a "son of a bitch," and as seismic debates ensued on every network from CNN to Fox News—Colin Kaepernick evaded the bait, opting to let his charitable contributions do the talking.
The onetime rising star and franchise quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers is, of course, without a job.
He has been living in New York City, keeping a low profile and working out, only to occasionally publicly surface at small community events and on TMZ. He has turned down or ignored media requests since January. Even his social media presence has been sparse. An Instagram like here, a retweet there—most of which are related to his equality and social activism instead of his football career.
So, it's been difficult to gauge Kaepernick's feelings every time quarterback-thin squads such as Miami, Tennessee and Green Bay pass on him.
Despite public pressure to sign Kaepernick, who threw for 2,241 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2016, 32 NFL owners have dodged the move so far, under the guise of making football decisions.
Now, Kaepernick is calling them out.
On Oct. 15, through his famed lawyer, Mark Geragos, the 29-year-old Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL and its team owners, alleging collusion. They accused the league of essentially cohesively agreeing to blackball him.
While the complaint may force the NFL to be held accountable for collaboratively conspiring, it will likely eradicate any future Kaepernick might have still had in the league.
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I wonder how it would go over if he were to take a knee during “O Canada.”
Why can’t he play in Venezuela?.....................
Pretty sure he would be booed loudly.
Thank goodness it never happened, but Kap would probably be playing in Denver right now if he hadn’t demanded too much money. After Osweiler left and before the knee thing became a big deal Elway tried to bring him on board but his ridiculous salary demand nixed the deal.
I am sure they would want to pay him 10 million per year for his political views.
“Will Colin head to Canada to play for the CFL?”
No.
In Canada, football is more of a team sport.
Besides, the payroll of an entire CFL team is less than he was making.
Send us your Warren Moons and your Doug Fluties - not some loser.
Is it illegal to collude in this instance?
Are sport coaches and team owners tied to the same privacy laws as any other employer?
I suspect that area is largely unregulated and informal.
A lot still depends on how that person fits into the team.
“Pretty sure he would be booed loudly.”
I doubt it. Canadians dont like Americans in general. I lived in Vancouver during 2003 and they burned our flags almost every week. They did it happily..
He can always head to Zimbabwe to play in a country he feels comfortable in.
And he’ll still get millions...of Zim dollars.
Which might add up to a buck fifty.
I saw Doug Flutie played for BC when I was a kid. I had an older relative who went to Boston College and until today they worship the dude.
Maybe Mueller can find some collusion here. Sounds like he is about out of work on the Russia deal.
I welcome him to Canada warmly and wholeheartedly.
But that’s only because I live in the U.S.A.
He will make 1/6 of what he would make in the NFL, if that.
He may not be a success because the game is radically different (only 3 downs, much bigger field, 12 men per side, etc.)
He risks a career-ending injury for a relatively small paycheck. And unless he maintains that Canadian cops NEVER treat minorities badly, he’s going to wear out his welcome with fans in Canada too.
Let’s not forget he quit the job he had.
Perhaps he could take a job on someones taxi squad and earn his way onto the roster ?
Please Canada! Take him!
I honestly think all he wants to do is squawk and not play.
Probably not. During Kaepernick's first couple years with the 49er's all the planets aligned: he was given the job, he had Harbaugh as his coach, he had a strong supporting cast around him. When those went away he struggled. He has a strong arm but not much touch on the ball so his short passing game is suspect. He plays well with a coach who can identify his strong points and design his game around him, and he won't necessarily have that in Canada. He's been injured and had surgery on his shoulder, thumb, and knee and those haven't been tested in game conditions. As with the NFL, any Canadian team who signs Kaepernick would be rolling the dice.
Vancouver (aka Hong-Couver) is the California of Canada. Business took me to Calgary once a month for five years. They love America in Alberta (the Texas of Canada).
I asked a Canadian friend if Alberta would ever vote to join the USA, his comment was:
“It wouldn’t pass, but it would be darned close.”
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