Liberal Forum

jerrab » 21 May 2025, 10:37 am » wrote: ↑

21 May 2025, 10:37 am

you are so full of ****.

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Several NFL players faced consequences, including being released or unable to find a team, for kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice. The most prominent example is Colin Kaepernick, who was released by the 49ers after the 2016 season and struggled to find another team due to his activism. While not a firing in the traditional sense, his inability to find a team due to his kneeling protest effectively ended his NFL career. Other players, like Eric Reid, Kenny Stills, and Albert Wilson, continued kneeling and faced challenges in their careers.

Show me evidence that the reason Kaepernick was released was because of his activism and not because he was a terrible quarterback?  Your quotes make the flawed assumption that he was such a great quarterback that he MUST have been released for his activism, when nothing could be further from the truth! 
Are you aware of the fact that in his last 3 games playing in the NFL, he amassed this passing record:
vs. LA           0 attempts, 0 completions
vs. Buffalo    29 attempts, 13 completions
vs. Tampa    34 attempts, 16 completions

That **** a record DOES NOT get you a guaranteed job in the NFL, genius!  That completion rate of 46% would be the lowest of any of the 40 quarterbacks who played last year, and YOU think that kind of a sterling record would be worth hiring for your team?
Or maybe you want the league to start to use DEI rather than merit to decide who gets to play in the NFL?