This is a guy who has seen his skills eroded by injuries. I think it is say to say all this protest stuff was a ploy to make himself relevant, and to make him a race icon in his post-sports life.
Look at Ali. Talked racial trash during his career ("Vietnam is the White Man sending the Black Man to kill the Yellow man") and all that Malcolm X stuff, then was lauded as some great humanitarian after his career was finished. Kaepernick and others see that, and want to held in the same esteem. Trouble he has is street cred. He is about as Black as that nutty NAACP White Chick from Seattle. Even his Angela Davis afro isn't convincing. He's still a biracial kid raised by White parents in Wisconsin. This ain't Snoop Dog we're talking about.
Kaepernick wants to be able to get on The View and Oprah and talk race when his career is over.
"The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo
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