Add Eric Reid to the mix, and, to me, there can be no doubt that the NFL blackballs those who take too strong of stands on social justice.
The words of the commissioner just months ago echo in our minds: "I wish we had listened earlier, Kap, to what you were kneeling about and what you were trying to bring attention to."
Those words ring empty. Colin Kaepernick is, statistically, one of the best quarterbacks in history. Still not playing in the league? Clearly, something is wrong.
And, now his old teammate from San Francisco, Eric Reid. Last season, we opening the box score week after week to see Reid leading the Carolina Panthers in defensive statistics. He set two franchise records. He was one of the best defensive players in the league.
But, he continued to talk social justice. And, now, the season is underway and no one has signed him to a new contract. Clearly, something is wrong.
America protests. America -- much of it -- recognizes George Floyd was wrongfully killed, and Breonna Taylor, and so forth. There is an outcry. Why no protests for Kaepernick and Reid? Why -- no where, all across America -- do we not hear of a protest for Kaepernick and Reid?
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