There is a method to his madness.
San Fransisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick is making headlines for sitting during the playing of the National Anthem before the last game.
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Kaepernick stated... "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."
Obviously he is getting some strong reactions from all sides of the political spectrum.
While most folks are furious with his actions I think it's actually a brilliant move!
And here's why.....
Colin Kaepernick sucks as a football player. He's terrible. It's possible that he feared that the 49ers were hoping to dump his massive contract and get rid of him from their roster. So he hatches this brilliant plan. He makes a stand for the Black Lives Matter movement and then the team will have no choice but to keep him and continue to pay him.
After all.... no NFL team is going to cut a player right after a stunt like this. It would appear to the world that they were racist and only cutting him because he wouldn't stand for the National Anthem. He has effectively shamed or scared the 49ers organization into keeping his contract.
I see what ya did there Colin.... wickedly smart.
San Fransisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick is making headlines for sitting during the playing of the National Anthem before the last game.
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Kaepernick stated... "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."
Obviously he is getting some strong reactions from all sides of the political spectrum.
While most folks are furious with his actions I think it's actually a brilliant move!
And here's why.....
Colin Kaepernick sucks as a football player. He's terrible. It's possible that he feared that the 49ers were hoping to dump his massive contract and get rid of him from their roster. So he hatches this brilliant plan. He makes a stand for the Black Lives Matter movement and then the team will have no choice but to keep him and continue to pay him.
After all.... no NFL team is going to cut a player right after a stunt like this. It would appear to the world that they were racist and only cutting him because he wouldn't stand for the National Anthem. He has effectively shamed or scared the 49ers organization into keeping his contract.
I see what ya did there Colin.... wickedly smart.