In a move of extreme hypocrisy, former NFL quarterback and anthem-kneeler Colin Kaepernick, who has not played in the NFL since 2016, the same year he began kneeling, seems to be imploring the NFL to let him back into the league less than six months after likening the NFL combine to a mid-1800’s slave auction. If the NFL is such an abusive and dangerous place for a black man, so as to be likened to a slave auction, then why is Kaepernick trying to get back in? I spoke with Colin Kaepernick on the sideline after his throwing exhibition at Michigan. The scene ends with the NFL “coach” and slave auctioneer shaking hands:Colin Kaepernick compares the NFL combine, which allows all players of all races a voluntary chance to become multi-millionaires, to slavery. https://t.co/Na3Rsp859l — USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) April 6, 2022The quarterback’s NFL future is uncertain, with USA Today pondering, “Colin Kaepernick continues coloring outside the lines, but is NFL career over?” and the Washington Post explaining that “Colin Kaepernick is bigger than football.

Source: Washington Post April 07, 2022 14:09 UTC