Post by Funkytown on Oct 12, 2019 7:35:22 GMT -6
It seems awfully convenient that all 32 teams at the same time decided that Sam Bradford was no longer worthy to contact anymore. I wonder why?
Think about it.
It goes much deeper than that and you know it. We all know it. However, it's too late in the game for him to get a serious look. Quite frankly, the whole thing was severely overblown, by the biggest drama queen of them all. And everything got way out of hand because of the hypersensitive folks from there.
Here is a recent story, as well:
Sunday morning, it was revealed that President Donald Trump may have prevented Colin Kaepernick from finding a job in the NFL. As ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith said during a segment on Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning, there was a possibility that the owners could potentially lose billions of dollars in revenue by having Kaepernick on the roster, which made them shy away from the roster move.
As Smith continued to explain, having gambling eventually legalized would require approval from Congress and President Donald Trump. Would the president refuse to give his approval if Kaepernick was on an NFL roster? Smith certainly believed that this was the case.
"Well, what was going on on Capitol Hill is that the owners, the NFL owners were trying to get involved with that, where they were trying to get a percentage of the bets and all of this other stuff that was going on," Smith continued. "So what happens is, we’re talking billions. Well, guess what? In order for that to happen, you need Congress to sign off on it and you need the President to sign off on it. What you don’t need is the President turning his attention towards you and going against you just because he doesn’t like you."
As expected, this news brought about a range of responses, with a vocal majority expressing outrage at this possibility. There were also many that were simply unsurprised by the news. They had long believed this to be the case since Trump publicly criticized players kneeling during the National Anthem in 2017.
As Smith continued to explain, having gambling eventually legalized would require approval from Congress and President Donald Trump. Would the president refuse to give his approval if Kaepernick was on an NFL roster? Smith certainly believed that this was the case.
"Well, what was going on on Capitol Hill is that the owners, the NFL owners were trying to get involved with that, where they were trying to get a percentage of the bets and all of this other stuff that was going on," Smith continued. "So what happens is, we’re talking billions. Well, guess what? In order for that to happen, you need Congress to sign off on it and you need the President to sign off on it. What you don’t need is the President turning his attention towards you and going against you just because he doesn’t like you."
As expected, this news brought about a range of responses, with a vocal majority expressing outrage at this possibility. There were also many that were simply unsurprised by the news. They had long believed this to be the case since Trump publicly criticized players kneeling during the National Anthem in 2017.
Link: popculture.com/sports/2019/09/29/donald-trump-may-have-prevented-colin-kaepernick-signing-reactions/
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Regardless of the how and why, it's pretty obvious what happened to Kaepernick. I see both sides of it, and am pretty much 50/50 on the issue, at least at this point ... but I, personally, would have liked to see him back in the league. As @keeniac mentioned earlier, if someone like Vick can be given a second chance, Kaepernick should have been, too. And stop with all the garbage, "He wasn't very good!" Neither are 75% of the quarterbacks in the league! Hello?!?! He might not have been great, but he absolutely had something to offer the league. Also, anyone who embarrasses the Packers in the playoffs has a special place in my heart. So, there's always that! If nothing else, he was entertaining to watch, and that's why 90% of fans watch the NFL, right?
Kaepernick submitted a stat line for the ages in the 2012 playoffs, accounting for four touchdowns and setting the all-time record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 181. He also had his best passing day in the 2013 season opener versus the Packers, throwing for 412 yards and three touchdowns.