britbox
Multiple Major Winner
I find it astonishing that we're still talking about this. The man sat/took a knee during the national anthem as a protest in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. 3 years ago. And I'm surprised especially at folks like @britbox who are not even American still exercised about it. A lot of good points made above, but I do think Kaepernick might have found another NFL home when he was 27 had he not been essentially "black-balled." I have no problem with him saying he's made his point and doesn't need to protest during the anthem anymore, but I guess the ship has sailed for him, now. I also don't remember exactly when sporting events in this country got conflated with big displays of patriotism. Why is that necessary? And how is taking a knee during the national anthem a direct insult to our troops? Way overly politicized. And I agree with @mrzz that the PC police are working in a different direction on this one, and some people don't see that.
We're talking about it because it's current news with Kaepernick doing the Nike adverts and I wasn't the person who brought it up. Neither am I exercised about it - just offering an opinion on why he didn't he get another team. The NFL wants this to go away... the owners want this to go away... the brand took a hit. They are just facts Moxie... and the NFL gets paid by the US military as a sponsor. We're not talking about some superstar here... if he was, he would still be on a team. Sure, he's good enough to make a roster, if not as a starting quarterback but It's pretty evident that an owner doesn't want the media hullaballoo that would go with it.