Posted on 06/10/2017 6:54:23 PM PDT by MtnClimber
If you believe the media, the National Football League has a duty — an obligation, really — to provide employment for (former) quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
It’s been three months since he opted out of his contract (49ers’ version: they were going to cut him anyway).
Then he sat down — or took a knee, whatever — and waited for the phone to ring. And waited. And waited. And waited.
He’s still waiting. The Seattle Seahawks gave him a sniff recently, but decided to pass. Coach Pete Carroll says it’s because Kaepernick is a starter and the Seahawks already have a starter.
You mean former starters can’t be backups? What do they think he’s been doing most of the last two years? Maybe Carroll is just heading off a potential quarterback controversy.
The New York Jets, desperate for a quarterback, preferred to sign 37-year-old Josh McCown rather than Kaepernick.
The Cleveland Browns have had 26 starting quarterbacks since the rebirth of the franchise in Cleveland in 1999. They passed on Kaepernick. They prefer Brock Osweiler.
The Cardinals passed on Kaepernick, too, instead signing Blaine Gabbert. Kaepernick replaced Gabbert as the 49ers starter last season and threw 16 touchdown passes and just four interceptions.
Joe Namath, it seems, will be offered a backup job before Kaepernick.
Anyway, the media has adopted Kaepernick as its latest pet cause. They’re always looking for causes as long as it is the right (actually left) kind.
(Excerpt) Read more at deseretnews.com ...
I want to identify as a six year old boy so I can join the Little Rockies T-ball team and set the all-time home run record.
Adopt the NBA rule and put an end to it.
I want to identify as a little girl so I can use that bathroom and locker room
signed, Anthony Weiner.
If he is willing to sign for the minimum salary, CK will be a back-up QB. No one will be willing to risk more on him.
No kidding.
Well Pete, since he is unemployed, he is not a starter. But given that you meant 'starter', as in he is not a back up kind of guy, I would say this: His style would have been a good match with your offensive strategy. So there is another reason, one you do not want to go into.
I doubt any black playing in the NFL will put up too much of a fight though, right? I mean they know the % of the races that watch the NFL on TV. The NFL is mainly financed by massive TV contracts.
Freegards
You obviously do if you read it and made a comment. Or are you mad because everybody should dislike a sport if you do?
Just not into pro sports. Paid way too much, and so many are just thugs.
Does this mean he’ll be picked up by ESPN instead?
This guy has an attitude that he is right and he does not care what anyone else thinks.
Never listens to reason- I am sure his agent told him “KNOCK IT OFF STUPID” but no one’s going to tell HIM what he has to do...
He should have knelt down and kissed ANY ass willing to consider him. AND made a public apology for being a douchebag.
Sure they should hire him. There are plenty of bathrooms that need to be cleaned after the big game!
>What team would want the disruption of a left wing drama queen. He would probably have transgender surgery and become a cheerleader anyway.
The Jets? Just sayin.
There is a showbiz aspect to the NFL. It’s not sll merit based.
He could move to Cuba where everything is free. He seems to be a castro fanboi.
Do NFL teams have ballboys? Could start off as a “apprentice” learning how to handle balls and work his way up to inflating them for Brady.
Actually, he kap’d his self.
He should have the transgender surgery and then demand to be the “1st female NFL player” — the Libtard MSM would eat that up!!
The best game I watched last year was the Army-Navy game. Great game with tremendous, respectable athletes. And what a surprise it was when President Trump showed up too.
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