Posted on 08/16/2018 7:48:36 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Serena Williams is already among the best athletes of all time, so if she says she spots a winner, it's hard to ignore her. In an interview with Time magazine, Williams singled out former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick as someone who could get a Super Bowl ring -- if he were given an opportunity.
Kaepernick is in the midst of a collusion grievance against NFL owners, in which he says that there has been a concerted effort to keep him out of an NFL uniform due to his protest against racial equality by kneeling during the national anthem. The form of protest has erupted into one of the biggest hot-button topics in the league.
"He'd have so much to prove," Williams told Time's Sean Gregory. "I would. I can't imagine he would be any different. 'Man, I'm about to show out. Y'all gonna see stuff you've never seen before.'"
Kaepernick hasn't played in the NFL since parting ways with the 49ers after the 2016 season, but he does already have a Super Bowl appearance under his belt. His Niners ultimately lost to the Ravens 34-31 in Super Bowl XLVII in spite of a strong third-quarter comeback from San Francisco.
Williams knows Kaepernick. Gregory writes in the piece that she met him twice -- once pre-protest and once after the nationwide debate about kneeling during the anthem began -- and she was part of Kaepernick's "10 for 10" challenge in which celebrities matched his $10,000 donations to various charities. The charity that Williams chose was Imagine LA.
Colin Kaepernick ✔ @Kaepernick7 My sister @serenawilliams asked that I donate to Imagine LA, an org dedicated to mobilizing the community to end the cycle of family homelessness & poverty. Serena is going #10for10 to match my $10k donation w/$10k as well! Serena, THANK YOU! See it on http://Kaepernick7.com
In his career, Kaepernick has thrown for 12,271 yards, rushed for 2,300 more and generated 85 total touchdowns (72 passing). Williams feels Kaepernick's grievance will prevent the 30-year-old quarterback from being signed -- but if he were given a chance, Williams thinks he could be great.
A ring from a Cracker Jack box, maybe.
She spots a half-black dude who’s giving it to the white man.
Damn, race trumps everything in our country (other than Islam). Just saw a few commercials for upcoming new TV shows, and I can tell you whitey isn’t part of them.
He turned down an offer from the Broncos in 2016.
Tough hop, Colon.
Only bowl ring he deserves is a toilet bowl ring.
His protest is “...against racial equality...” For once the Goebbelsmedia tells the truth.
And if I could eat 20 hot dogs at a sitting I’d play like Babe Ruth.
Tim Tebow would win a superbowl, ala Kurt Warner....krapshoot?....maybe a Stinky Sneaker award....
Yup.
I always thought that Serena was built more like a linebacker than a quarterback.
In any event, any NFL team that doesn’t offer her a contract is both racist and sexist.
His best game was his first and he destroyed the Bears. Of course they haven’t won in SF in about three decades.
Do they give rings to the Taxi Squad?
I think she meant Nobel Peace Prize.
Sorry, Serena. You can win a Wimbledon trophy by yourself. But no one can win a Super Bowl ring by themselves.
The article says he’s protesting racial EQUALITY—hysterical.
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Thanks Serena.You may want to focus more on your own sport of tennis. Didn’t you just experience a huge loss at a very public tournament? I see, three weeks later, you are still talking to reporters to ‘explain’ why you lost. It happens to us all, Serena. You’ve had some very good years. Count your blessings.
36% of black Americans are now Trumpers. Keep your eyes on them , not some steroid freak Amazon!!
If Kapernick was so great Serena, then how come he was riding the bench a year and a half before he even began his take a knee campaign?
The 49ers had him already benched for almost 2 years when take the knee began. This is because he was NOT intelligent, 1 dimensional and once other NFL teams figured out his game playhe was useless.
Serena stick to tennis because your NFL knowledge is only skin deep.
Bet she would make great first lady material for obama.
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