The Unique between Colin Kaepernick
When he was originally blackballed, he should’ve gone to the Canadian Football League and continued his career. I know players these days look down on the CFL. We should never forget the impact of Warren Moon, who went undrafted in the 1978 draft, went to the CFL and won five Grey Cup titles – He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. To me, it looks like Colin Kaepernick doesn’t understand his power, if the NFL is racist or is actively colluding against him then there is strong evidence to support that. However, let us always remember, as African Americans we must know our value and understand “They need us, we don’t need them”.
COLIN KAEPERNICK
If Kaepernick doesn’t want to play in the CFL I totally understand so, let’s pool our resources and start our own league. We can all come up with the many reasons on how difficult starting a professional sports league will be, but let’s not forget the blueprint has already been established. Ice Cube started the BIG 3. League in 2017. After 3 seasons he has already received offers for purchasing of this League based on its early success. The NFL is already comprised of approximately 70% African Americans, so the talent and player personnel is in place.
Another week of NFL football has passed, yet the biggest story is seemingly the never-ending saga of Colin Kaepernick vs. The National Football League. No one could have predicted what would have happened when Kaepernick decided to take a knee three seasons ago. Kaepernick’s silent protest to bring awareness to police brutality has turned into a collusion lawsuit settlement, a political feud with the President, and the growing mistrust between the NFL players and team owners. We’ve heard several opinions from both sides of the argument. Some say Kaepernick should have a job because other quarterbacks aren’t as talented and the league is still actively colluding against him. Others claim that Kaepernick isn’t really interested in playing and that this is all for personal gain. As a fan of the NFL and Colin Kaepernick, it was interesting that after several years the NFL requested a private workout with Kaepernick and then requested he sign a document stating that he can’t sue under any circumstance in the future. More transparency is needed for a full understanding of what went wrong. Either way, I wish Kaepernick saw himself the way we see him; a man in his prime with years left to play and plenty of talent to offer.
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