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Colin Kaepernick, shunned by the NFL, named Week 1 MVP by the player's union
Mashable ^ | 9/16/2017 | adam rosenberg

Posted on 09/17/2017 11:37:11 AM PDT by bkopto

Professional NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick can't find a team to call home in the National Football League, but that didn't stop the NFL Player's Association from celebrating his charity work this week.

The official player's union of the NFL named Kap as the organization's Week 1 "Community MVP" on Friday. He received the honor "for his commitment to empowering underserved communities through donations and grassroots outreach," the NFLPA announcement notes.

(Excerpt) Read more at mashable.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: aflcio; athletes; biglabor; crybabycolin; football; kaepernick; nfl; sports; unions
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To: bkopto

No hurricane this Sunday so let’s see their attendance at games and TV viewership. I left the NFL last year and strangely don’t miss it at all.


81 posted on 09/17/2017 12:37:49 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: bkopto

Kind of hard to be a Most Valuable Player without actually playing the game.


82 posted on 09/17/2017 12:37:50 PM PDT by setha (It is past time for the United States to take back what the world took away.)
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To: bkopto

F***ing DISGUSTING! Not one more cent for NFL! Watch college ball instead! More fun anyway


83 posted on 09/17/2017 12:37:55 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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To: bkopto

Well, nobody ever said that most NFL players were smart.


84 posted on 09/17/2017 12:40:54 PM PDT by falcon99
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To: dfwgator

what a game - last few seconds, game tied, Florida ran a few running play indicating they were playing for the OT, and then this hail Mary pass. This my kind of football.


85 posted on 09/17/2017 12:41:37 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: dfwgator

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha !

The politicization of football: NFL, toast; ESPN, toast; NCAAF, still okay for now.


86 posted on 09/17/2017 12:41:42 PM PDT by A strike (Academia is almost as racist as Madison Ave.)
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To: bkopto

Join the boycott!!! These thugs can get real jobs.


87 posted on 09/17/2017 12:43:36 PM PDT by boycott
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To: dfwgator

Yea Kentucky is gonna be tough..
Hahahaha Vandy will have fun next weekend lol.
SEC


88 posted on 09/17/2017 12:46:22 PM PDT by snappahead (if your gonna be dumb, you better be tough.)
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To: A strike

College football still has the traditions.

There’s just something about hearing the Texas band playing “The Eyes of Texas”, and the USC band playing “Fight On”....that’s what makes college football great.


89 posted on 09/17/2017 12:47:06 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: elpadre

The fans and viewers stayed home to read Hillary’s book. Just couldn’t rip themselves away from it.


90 posted on 09/17/2017 12:47:38 PM PDT by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: bkopto
Kind of like giving the Nobel Peace Prize t0 Barak Obama before he took office.

People used to anticipate the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize every year. Obama destroy the Nobel brand and when was the last time you heard white was awarded to.

NFL is going the way of the Norwegians

91 posted on 09/17/2017 12:56:05 PM PDT by rdcbn
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To: bkopto

They DO realize that Colin’s actions could domino into NONE of them having jobs, right? It might take awhile, but eventually there will be no advertising because there will be no viewers.


92 posted on 09/17/2017 12:56:22 PM PDT by madison10 (Praying for President Trump and more wisdom for him)
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To: bkopto

I was watching a high school football game on the airplane a few weeks ago and it was far more enjoyable to watch than the NFL.


93 posted on 09/17/2017 12:58:04 PM PDT by rdcbn
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To: bkopto
his charity work

Spreading hate, enriching himself, and showing off?

94 posted on 09/17/2017 12:58:49 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Only their self-aggrandizement matters.)
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To: dp0622

NFL Attendance
2010: 17.01 Million
2011: 17.12
2012: 17.18
2013: 17.30
2014: 17.36
2015: 17.26
2016: 17.79

https://www.statista.com/statistics/193420/regular-season-attendance-in-the-nfl-since-2006/

With declining numbers like this, the NFL will be bankrupt in 2-3 years


95 posted on 09/17/2017 1:00:39 PM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: bkopto

Related: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3586595/posts Then these idiots wonder why their ratings are down 14%.


96 posted on 09/17/2017 1:01:09 PM PDT by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: Aria

I used to like Russell Wilson. He’s so dumb, he not only says DJT won’t make his four years, but he wants Obama back when it happens! He and his wife dressed as Obama and Hillary last Halloween. :(


97 posted on 09/17/2017 1:05:45 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: bkopto

NFL...
TAKE A Knee

To The GROIN!

LOL!


98 posted on 09/17/2017 1:06:46 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: bkopto

NFL history is full of talented players who lost their shot after being toxic in one way or another. So...


99 posted on 09/17/2017 1:09:13 PM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: Big Red Badger

Rah Rah Ree....Kick ‘em in the knee
Rah Rah Ree....Kick ‘em in the other knee


100 posted on 09/17/2017 1:09:26 PM PDT by dfwgator
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