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hoolstoptheheels

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True of all sports. Kaepernick paid a price for his activism though.


He is the perfect profile for a backup QB - one time successful starter with big game experience, who is still young and who's stats compared pretty favorably with other back ups. He would have gotten a look with at least one team, and probably way more than that, if not for his political pivot. But he comes with too much baggage for a back up.

Which I don't really have a problem with - it is a business. All businesses will put up with more baggage from top performers who help them make money - not just sports. As you slip more towards mediocre they tolerate baggage less and less.

It was basically no longer an issue - probably in part because of Kaepernick's experience. Trump brought the subject back up and elevated it to levels it had never reached before.

Which was exactly his intent IMO.

(In response to this post by Hokie5150)

Posted: 09/29/2017 at 08:07AM



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