I'm not going to try to counter any argument made by those that maintain suspiciously selective hearing as it pertains to anything related to Colin Kaepernick. I'm sure they are using the lack of context attached to this piece of news to continue pushing the same false narrative they've been pushing in saying that his greediness is what's kept him off an NFL roster. This is low-hanging fruit for the Colin Kaepernick haters to chew on, and - boy, oh boy - do they need it having been left malnourished by the NFL paying out the ass to make him go away as opposed to offering an undoubtedly weak defense against collusion in court... — Mark Geragos (@markgeragos) February 15, 2019
Those that won't just maintain the stubborn stance that a former quarterback with interests in equality isn't a loathsome asshole until their dying day, ask yourself the following question. Was what he stood to gain from playing in the AAF at even the most ridiculous of rate anywhere near what the AAF stood to make off his presence plus what he stood to cost himself in pricey negotiations with the NFL? Polarizing figures always have and always will get people's attention, be it positive or negative, and no brand was more in need of any type of awareness than that of a secondary football league full of hopefuls and has-beens. Add to that the fact that the only way said polarizing figure could have done damage to the legally compelling case he was making for why he hadn't played competitive football in years was by stepping on a field and not looking like a superstar while throwing to hopefuls and has-beens. After enduring years of rust, Colin Kaepernick would have had to have been the Patrick f'n Mahomes of the AAF from the first snap of the football for even 5x what the rest of his entire team would be making to cover what he would have been risking in the settlement he just received. For a guy that went on to win BIG against a multi-billion dollar business less than week later, potentially having his performance in playing up the prestige of second-rate football league used against him was ultimately a losing proposition. Call him un-American if you somehow still willfully choose to be so ignorant, but his command of capitalism is as red, white, and blue as the flag he was principled enough to continue kneeling in front of.
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