NFL players blast Kaepernick's decision to sit during national anthem

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[servo1969]

Former teammate Alex Boone isn't taking any more hits for embattled San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

The offensive guard suited up for five seasons alongside Kaepernick, blocking as defenders tried to get Kaepernick off his feet. Now, Kaepernick is voluntarily taking a seat, choosing to sit during the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner to protest perceived racial injustice. It may be a good thing that Boone, now with the Minnesota Vikings, is no longer wearing the same jersey as Kaepernick.

[GraceG]

Blacks who convert to Islam are the biggest “Cucks” on the face of the planet..

don’t they realize that Islamists enslaved their ancestors and continue to treat to them with disdain, even today?

[TigerClaws]

NFL refused to let Dallas Cowboys to wear something on the helmets to honor the police officers murdered there.

But they let this happen?

Fire the guy.

[napscoordinator]

He slamed Hillary big time too. So EVERYONE is pissed at him conservatives and liberals alike. Plus he is ready to get kicked to the curb so he is making a last ditch effort to be in the news. I never put sports stars on pedestals. I like football and watching it but could care less about them individually. Do they care about us? Heck no.

[Huskrrrr]

This cat is burning more bridges than the Nazi retreat in 1945.

[vigilence]

If your roster spot is hanging by a thread like his is, what better way to make the team than to create a situation that makes it impossible to cut him without appearing to be violating his civil rights?

[txrefugee]

Having joined the slave trader’s religion shows that Kaepernick is dumb as a rock.

[CyberAnt]

Did Hillary pay him .. or did BlackLivesMatter pay him - with Soros funds - to take this stupid stand .. and mess with the NFL.

[SaxxonWoods]

Why is this clown accepting millions from an oppressive system? He should send all that money to BLM.

[pepsionice]

I think if I were the coach....I’d remove every single seat or chair on the entire side. I’d have two punk kids there to ensure no chairs got dragged out and I’d tell every single player....you will stand for the whole game, period now....for the entire season.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

They didn't do anything about this, either.

[databoss]

He better pay his left tackles some protection $$ or his career is about to get a lot shorter.

[Menehune56]

Nancy Pelosi loves Colin Kaepernick's 'big arms' and 'tattoos'

[TigerClaws]

There’s a subtext in the NFL caving on this.

Remember the Missouri Tigers? They backed BLM due to some fraud racism claims on campus. The football team said they’d go ‘on strike.’ The university president was fired over it.

But the paint is the NFL doesn’t want a bunch of athletes reminding everyone they are black and walking away from a few games or a season.

They are publicly backing his ‘right to free speech’ and behind the scenes figuring out how they can ax him. Book it.

[bigredkitty1]

This overpaid dim bulb is doing this and his conversion to that fake ‘religion’ to impress a BLM skirt. Ditch the b*tch. Covert back to Christianity, Issue a PROFOUND apology. Get back to a real life.

[DoughtyOne]

I suppose someone could make the argument that Colin Kaepernick had first amenement rights and thus it was his right to voice his opinion any way he liked.  (insert sound of needle sliding across record here)

Shall we recall the message his antics were meant to convey?  He didn't think this nation deserved his respect.  If that is the case, why should he be covered by the tenets our Founders gifted to him?

If he doen't like the nation, he shouldn't expect to benefit from his first amendment rights.  Toss the nation for all I care Kaepernick, just don't come whining to me about the loss of your rights.

You abdicated them from the bench.  Go somewhere a government will recognize your rights, and that you'll respect when it does.


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[Mr. K]

As soon as they cut him, he is going to sue them and claim it was discrimination because of what he said

[onedoug]

It's the NFL that puts up with this crap to begin with.

F the NFL

[oh8eleven]

"You should have some f---ing respect for people who served, especially people that lost their life to protect our freedom," Boone said.

[Ray76]

Just let him on the field for a few plays.