This weekend, the NFL attempted to give him a chance after the constant criticism they received. However, there was a catch to it. According to a document obtained by NBC Sports, the NFL tried to make Kaepernick sign a waiver to protect the NFL from future lawsuits from Colin. This would prevent Kaepernick from taking legal action against the NFL for their actions against him asserting his rights.
Kaepernick refused to sign the waiver, and instead held a private workout an hour away for NFL scouts. However, less than half of the teams initially scheduled to show up to the workout ended up present at his workout.
A few years ago, Kaepernick had taken legal action against the NFL claiming that he has been blackballed by NFL owners. The NFL was trying to make Kaepernick sign to never take anymore legal action against the league, and also but in the waiver that his employment was not guaranteed. I don't believe this was fair to him at all, and I think he did the right thing.
Sources:
https://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-kaepernick-workout-bust-over-lawsuit-rights-2019-11
Kaepernick was given special treatment, in the middle of the season 25 teams do not come out to see some random quarterback have a workout, and the fact that he did not even show up indicates that he is an entitled person with no intentions of getting back into the NFL, but rather to get another 15 minutes of fame.
ReplyDeleteI respectfully disagree. Colin Kaepernick took a knee back in 2016 because of police brutality and the issues in the United States. Ever since then, Colin Kaepernick, like Kunal had stated, has been completely booted by the NFL. I would not call that "special treatment" whatsoever. I would also not call Colin an "entitled person" because all he wanted to do was express his political opinion and his values. During his college years, Colin maintained a 4.0 grade average and majored with a degree in business management before even being eligible for the 2011 NFL Draft. I would not call that entitled I would call that hard work. I personally think that just because he refused to to sign the waiver, is because he disagrees with how the NFL took his social statement and his consequences.
DeleteLike many things, there are two sides to Kapernick's story. I believe what the actions he took were justified, but as a result, the NFL owners didn't like those actions so they didn't sign him. There is nothing wrong with that. I think that Kapernick took that the wrong way. Since he was such a controversial player, Owners didn't want to take the chance on him, leading him to not be playing in the NFL. To me Kapernick is the opposite of OJ. Not only was he not as good as OJ on the field, but off the field he took a very different approach. Instead of taking his money and not involving himself in social issues, Kapernick has been very vocal for his entire career, which has resulted in him being in his current position.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Colin Kaepernick is the opposite of OJ. While OJ wouldn't join other black athletes boycotting the olympic games, Colin Kaepernick actively engaged in protest against police brutality by his own will. I believe that Colin Kaepernick was doing the right thing because his advocation and the NFL's reaction raised awareness about police brutality. Instead of acknowledging that the NFL shouldn't have boycotted Colin Kaepernick for taking a stand against police brutality, the organization is aiming to protect itself. The groups with power in America, such as the NFL or law enforcement, have shown us countless times that they would choose to protect themselves over doing the right thing.
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