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<blockquote data-quote="Jophish17" data-source="post: 455788" data-attributes="member: 843"><p>I didn't convey my sarcasm well. Here are the facts that I feel were neglected:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah - of course he was happy then. He didn't feel injustice until 2017 AFTER no one would hire him AFTER he protested in 2016. He was happy in 2013 because it was 4 years BEFORE he felt the blackballing occurred. Remember he played for the 49ers in late 2016 (3 months after his protests started), it's the search for a job in the off season going into 2017 where he felt he was unfairly treated. Follow the timeline.</p><p></p><p>See this quote:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/13/kaepernick-reid-blackballed-nfl-kneeling-anthem" target="_blank">Source</a> - this is why Kaepernick's beef with the league and accusations of collusion started.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Kaep was benched in the <a href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000572076/article/niners-bench-colin-kaepernick-blaine-gabbert-to-start" target="_blank">2015 season</a> some 9 months before he began protesting. If he only protested because he got benched, why wait so long?</p><p></p><p>Kaep's protests came in the wake several high-profile incidents between police and black men in the summer of 2016 - it was the second biggest media story that summer, behind only the election, with a lot of attention and exposure. Examples include Alton Sterline, Philandro Castile, and the Dallas police shootings. Again remember his protests started to bring attention to police issues, not a labor dispute or racism by league owners. I feel you are missing Kaep's point, or you disagree with Kaep's point so you're trying to frame it as something else.</p><p></p><p>Who knows the true reason? I personally think he shouldn't be a starting QB in the league - 2013 was good but he went downhill. But I can also see a group of billionaires making a calculated decision to collude together to keep him out of the league to silence the protests if they think that is what is best for business. I am surprised he's not at least a backup somewhere, but at least he's doing a lot of good charitable work these days and serving a purpose to society beyond entertainment on the field.</p><p></p><p>We'll find out as his grievances are addressed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jophish17, post: 455788, member: 843"] I didn't convey my sarcasm well. Here are the facts that I feel were neglected: Yeah - of course he was happy then. He didn't feel injustice until 2017 AFTER no one would hire him AFTER he protested in 2016. He was happy in 2013 because it was 4 years BEFORE he felt the blackballing occurred. Remember he played for the 49ers in late 2016 (3 months after his protests started), it's the search for a job in the off season going into 2017 where he felt he was unfairly treated. Follow the timeline. See this quote: [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/13/kaepernick-reid-blackballed-nfl-kneeling-anthem']Source[/URL] - this is why Kaepernick's beef with the league and accusations of collusion started. Kaep was benched in the [URL='http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000572076/article/niners-bench-colin-kaepernick-blaine-gabbert-to-start']2015 season[/URL] some 9 months before he began protesting. If he only protested because he got benched, why wait so long? Kaep's protests came in the wake several high-profile incidents between police and black men in the summer of 2016 - it was the second biggest media story that summer, behind only the election, with a lot of attention and exposure. Examples include Alton Sterline, Philandro Castile, and the Dallas police shootings. Again remember his protests started to bring attention to police issues, not a labor dispute or racism by league owners. I feel you are missing Kaep's point, or you disagree with Kaep's point so you're trying to frame it as something else. Who knows the true reason? I personally think he shouldn't be a starting QB in the league - 2013 was good but he went downhill. But I can also see a group of billionaires making a calculated decision to collude together to keep him out of the league to silence the protests if they think that is what is best for business. I am surprised he's not at least a backup somewhere, but at least he's doing a lot of good charitable work these days and serving a purpose to society beyond entertainment on the field. We'll find out as his grievances are addressed. [/QUOTE]
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