Colin Kaepernick Is Learning A Hard Lesson

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  1. Just A Man

    Just A Man Well-Known Member

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    Actions have consequences. Not even the coach at Charles R. Drew High School wanted Kap. Maybe Kap could work for Trump-hating and American-hating CNN. Or is it possible Kap just wants to maintain his misplaced belief of a permanent victim.

    In the week since Colin Kaepernick worked out for seven NFL teams at Charles R. Drew High School in Riverdale, Georgia, no teams have reached out to work him out, visit with him or sign him, per sources.
     
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    He cant even get a job in the Canadian league?
     
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    Of course not. He probably hates Canada as much as he hates the USA.
     
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    So you think he is being intentionally excluded because of his political beliefs rather than the line I've heard elsewhere that he simply isn't good enough a player?
     
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    Yup, the NFL is a private business and can do what ever it wants.

    He could of had a job with the ravens a few years ago except he had to open up his big mouth
     
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    What lesson did he learn exactly?
    That he can take a knee, get rich from Nike adds and never have to play again and deal with all of tje physical problems that come with it?
    There is no lesson to learn, he's a F'ing genius! I bet that stunt of not attending the workout was so nobody wanted him ON PURPOSE
     
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    Because we can't read minds it could certainly be both reasons or either one.
     
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    It's possible Nike had an agreement with him from the start advising he take a knee and they would take care of him financially. I don't trust Nike or Kap. The fact he took a knee against the USA suggests he is not a genius and knows nothing of our history. He may have missed the original workout just to maintain victim status. There are other people who also are rewarded financially by claiming victimhood. Plus you become a celebrity in the eyes of the USA-hating liberal media.
     
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    Neither. The teams simply don't need the hassle. He is good enough to be a backup QB.
     
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    Yeah, why should the teams want a problem.
     
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    Colin Kaepernick, is one type of Hero that I respect tremendously. THAT is what a real Hero looks like, not the false imagery of a "Captain American" or the false imagery of a "Superman."

    You are a true Superman when you stand on Moral Grounds no matter the cost in an Immoral World. Colin Kaepernick, took a knee to bring light to a Police State gone wild and unreported by Mainstream Propaganda Media called "News Networks" in this country who are failing miserably to report the truth about innocent and unarmed People being killed by a Rogue Police State for no reason other than their Ethnicity and the Pathologically warped beliefs of those who murder them. Colin Kaepernick, took a knee because a failed Criminal Justice System stands idly by and allows (even promotes) the continued killing of innocent and unarmed People, by a now Rogue Police State for no reason other than the Pathological insanity harbored by murders with no moral compass.

    Colin Kaepernick, is a leader with a moral compass and would be more than welcome in any organization where I employ people - hands down. Despite the corrupt world in which he lives where others lack that same moral courage and refuse to recognize what Kap did as morally correct. I am not surprised that an NFL Team won't hire him. We live in Morally Obtuse World today. So, it surprises me not one bit that the people wallow in their immoral decay. You may mock Kap, today. However, you will rue the day you did and long for a Moral referendum in this World before it is all said and done. You can mark my words on that truth.

    Those of us who served this Nation in its Military know full well what we served for. We served to make the choice available to Colin Keapernick and all others to express their beliefs openly and without restraint of duplicity, contradiction and hypocrisy. We know how important it is for the Individual in America to be Free to chart their own course in life.
     
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    They already have one. I stopped watching and attending NFL games as a direct result of that way Colin Kaepernick, was treated. And, I know others who have done the same. I played the game for 14 years and won't watch the NFL. I do watch CFL and USFL, however. And, when in Canada, depending on my time constraints, I will attend a BC Lions game if I can. I will also watch NCAA Football. So, I have not completely disconnected myself from Football. I still respect and appreciate the Game.

    However, I will not support the NFL. Period.
     
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    Trump is learning a lesson too, actions have consequences, many learn this lesson :)
     
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    When he took the knee and disrespected the flag he offended customers. And now your offended because I was offended. Maybe a football game should be played as per their contractual arrangement and not used to shove politics?
     
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    It takes a true hero to be a washed up qb getting paid 10s of millions to pretend to be a victim. You will notice that Colin says not word about Nike taking a knee to the Chinese as they butcher freedom in Hong Kong. Funny that such a heroic figure as Colin can't say a word about the frightening death spasms of freedom in Hong Kong when it would endanger his money train..... c'mon Colin RISK SOMETHING.... ANYTHING!!!
     
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    You are so fortunate to have gotten out before the latest controversy. Dude gets suspended for braining the Steeler's QB with his own helmet. Dude then accuses the Steeler's QB of saying the N-word to lessen the suspension. NFL and players on both teams deny it. It looks like we have another oppressed victim in the NFL. I am sure Nike will swoop in to save this dude from oppression.


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    https://www.theblaze.com/news/nfl-f...lur-to-provoke-helmet-attack-by-myles-garrett
     
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    Yes nothing says "genius hero" like wearing a Fidel Castro t-shirt to an "anti-oppression" conference.
     
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    I, too, served in the military, and there is something I think about every time I see the flag or hear the anthem. And that thing I think about is that a lot of good men and women gave their lives for the nation that flag and anthem represent. Our way of showing respect to all of those who came before us, those who gave us this country, is to stand respectfully. If you refuse to do that, if you use those moments to further your political agenda, drawing attention to yourself - then you don't just disrespect a custom or a piece of colored cloth. You disrespect those who sacrificed mightily to give us this country.

    Yes, those people sacrificed to give us the freedom to protest during the anthem - or perhaps to act like an ungrateful horses a*s during the anthem. I've known heroes, and those guys on their knees are not among them.

    A celebrity like an NFL quarterback can use that celebrity to draw attention to their agenda, a social ill or whatever. They don't need to do it during the anthem. That is not how you positively influence me, and I know I speak for a lot of people.

    Seth :salute: :flagus:
     
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    Classic example of going off topic.
     
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    Trump was the man that attacked him, sadly Trump is part of this topic - sad!
     
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    Kaepernick cancelled his workout/job interview because he does not want to play football.
    He never has to work again if he invests his Nike loot carefully.
     
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    Let the Hero call a news conference and voice his opinion. It is a sporting event, not a political rally. Fans paid to watch a game. Kap insulted most of the fans, most of the players, and the team. Why are you blaming all peace officers for what you perceive are the actions of a few?
    Does that also apply to the NFL teams?
     
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    That's funny because I stopped watching the NFL because of what Colin and the other kneelers were doing. I watch college football instead now. I won't even watch the Super Bowl.
     
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    Might also have something to do with not wanted to be sued at the drop of a hat. He is toxic.
     
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    Bunch of spoiled man children with more $ than sense. I wont watch NFL. Dead to me.
     
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