Current Events > Colin Kapernick wore a 'Kunta Kinte' t-shirt to his NFL workout yesterday

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Is TC a snowflake for getting upset about this?
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Maybe he's just a fan of Levar Burton!
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MajinPooh posted...

People like TC look for reasons to stay mad.

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What's kunta kinte?
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levels of bitchassness have hit critical
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s0nicfan posted...

Some of them, sure, but if you treat the event like a job interview what motivation would anybody have to hire him after this stunt? Like, imagine you are applying for a job and decided when you got to the parking lot that you didn't like the conditions so you instead interviewed yourself outside with a bunch of your friends and you treated it as a win because HR came out to see what the hell was going on, meanwhile the rest of the panel that was slated to interview him is just sitting in a room wondering why they wasted their money flying out in the first place.

I hope you're just being yourself and don't actually think that's an accurate representation of what happened.

No reason to have it closed off to the media, besides giving cover to people who want to claim that he's regressed. No reason for them to be cagey about who would be there, which WRs he'd be throwing to, etc.
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Ok Tobi.
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Fenrir-Juubi posted...

Ok Toby.

fixed
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only thing that doesnt upset you people is ignorance.
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The Admiral posted...

The drama never ends with this dude.

I always give a lot of shit to addy, and I know this topic came out of his hate boner for Kap, but truth be told, he only wore that shirt to troll

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/11/16/nfl-tried-to-put-colin-kaepernick-in-legal-checkmate/

PFT
"Let that one sink in. The league, under the guise of acting out of the goodness of its own heart and/or to assuage the guilt of 32 months of Kaepernick being wrongfully denied an opportunity, set up a workout for all teams (even though any team could work him out at any time) and then, as he showed up for it, asked him to sign a waiver that not only protected the league and the Falcons against a torn ACL or some other injury that could have happened during the workout but also exonerated the league of any and all responsibility for the violations of his rights that may have (have) occurred since he grievance was settled in February."

Just...LOL NFL. The workout was a sham from the start, of course, but claiming that it was Kaepernick acting in bad faith is some Olympic-quality gas lighting.

ElatedVenusaur posted...

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/11/16/nfl-tried-to-put-colin-kaepernick-in-legal-checkmate/

PFT
"Let that one sink in. The league, under the guise of acting out of the goodness of its own heart and/or to assuage the guilt of 32 months of Kaepernick being wrongfully denied an opportunity, set up a workout for all teams (even though any team could work him out at any time) and then, as he showed up for it, asked him to sign a waiver that not only protected the league and the Falcons against a torn ACL or some other injury that could have happened during the workout but also exonerated the league of any and all responsibility for the violations of his rights that may have (have) occurred since he grievance was settled in February."

Just...LOL NFL. The workout was a sham from the start, of course, but claiming that it was Kaepernick acting in bad faith is some Olympic-quality gas lighting.

That's the same waiver the league asks any player to sign when they hold a workout.
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What's wrong with a Kunta Kinte shirt?

Ya'll have fun believing hes not gonna screw it all up.
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Anteaterking posted...

I hope you're just being yourself and don't actually think that's an accurate representation of what happened.

No reason to have it closed off to the media, besides giving cover to people who want to claim that he's regressed. No reason for them to be cagey about who would be there, which WRs he'd be throwing to, etc.

Did this stunt help or hurt his chances of being picked up by a team?

The only interpretation that doesn't involve him sabotaging himself is the one where this whole thing was a sham and he never was going to get picked anyway, at which point what he did was a smart but cynical media maneuver meant to get free attention at the NFL's expense. Which still hurts his chances of ever play in the NFL again.

This isn't rocket science and Kaepernick isn't stupid. Whether or not you think that the NFL is giving him a fair shot, his actions were still carefully designed to drum up media attention at the expense of any chance of playing in the NFL again.

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Stephen A Smith and Eric Reid have been jawing back and forth over Kaepernick on twitter

https://twitter.com/E_Reid35/status/1195895363351326721

The Admiral posted...

That's the same waiver the league asks any player to sign when they hold a workout.

You're ignoring the second part of that quote where the league was trying to prevent a future lawsuit against continued collusion. But that's to be expected, you often don't acknowledge things that disagree with your bias

Anyway Kap isn't signed because his talent level isn't worth the drama associated with it. But this whole thing was a sham and a PR stunt from the start by the league, so I'm glad Kap said fuck it and blew it up.

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s0nicfan posted...

Did this stunt help or hurt his chances of being picked up by a team?

The only interpretation that doesn't involve him sabotaging himself is the one where this whole thing was a sham and he never was going to get picked anyway, at which point what he did was a smart but cynical media maneuver meant to get free attention at the NFL's expense. Which still hurts his chances of ever play in the NFL again.

This isn't rocket science and Kaepernick isn't stupid. Whether or not you think that the NFL is giving him a fair shot, his actions were still carefully designed to drum up media attention at the expense of any chance of playing in the NFL again.

The 8 teams that showed up to check him out were
NY Jets
Philly
Washington
Tennessee
Detroit
Kansas City
Buffalo
San Francisco

The im not a racist but I believe people of color are colonizing Europe and replacing whites Admiral
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crowkillers posted...

Stephen A Smith and Eric Reid have been jawing back and forth over Kaepernick on twitter

https://twitter.com/E_Reid35/status/1195895363351326721

SAS is a fucking
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Man, please. You embarrass yourself @E_Reid35 every single time you open your mouth. You of all people talking of tap dancing when youre the one collecting a check from the very institution you collect a check from. You @E_Reid35, who takes a knee supposedlyfor brothers Yet attack brothers Malcolm Jenkins, Jay-Z, ME at every turn the second someone disagrees with you. You @E_Reid35
got the nerve to call out the @NFL
when your beef was suppose to be with society in regards to police brutality and racial oppression. Wheres your plan?Huh @E_Reid35? To call our or beat up everyone who utters a word you disagree with? All Brithers, BTW. Let me tell you something Mr. @E_Reid35: Kaepernick has been supported. Weve all said he was done wrong. That he was blackballed. That he should be in the league. Who the hellHasnt acknowledged that? But life isnt fair. It damn sure aint ideal. And at some point, youve got the grab the opportunity. Kaps occurred today. And what does he do: alters the process, and shows up with a T-Shirt alluding to SLAVERY @E_Reid35. For a JOB INTERVIEW! Whenare you yes, you @E_Reid35 going to wake the hell up and realize that maybe, just maybe, the enemy at THIS POINT aint the NFL. Its not Malcolm Jenkins, Jay-Z or ME. Maybe the enemy is YOU, your childish tendencies and your unwillingness to accept that you cant run.......
a damn thing but so much when your hand is out for someone elses dime or product. Especially when you havent played in 3 years, when you were 1-10 in your last 11 games as a starter and the top-4 league MVP candidates are all black @E_Reid35. When will you learn?
Chances are.....you wont. Because your ears are clogged and youre too blinded by vitriol to see when a brother is showing you yall love and respect @E_Reid35 by simply letting you know what will work at what wont. But oh, I forgot: we all aint S&@$ in your world. So...why even bother. Youll never listen. But others will hear @E_Reid35
. You can bet the house on that. Just listen. Its coming from the multitude of places. And its damn sure like a storm on @FirstTake
Monday morning. So buckle the hell up!
Good luck on Sunday. Sincerely!

lmao Stephen a went the fuck in

Tony_Biggie_Pun posted...

What's wrong with a Kunta Kinte shirt?

Kunta Kinte is blaaaaaaaaaaaacccckkkk!

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I hope he did do this on purpose.

Those NFL owners bowed down to Trump when it came to him.

The number of low karma, 10+ year-old alt accounts in this topic that I've never seen post on CE before is pretty impressive.
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s0nicfan posted...

Did this stunt help or hurt his chances of being picked up by a team?

The only interpretation that doesn't involve him sabotaging himself is the one where this whole thing was a sham and he never was going to get picked anyway, at which point what he did was a smart but cynical media maneuver meant to get free attention at the NFL's expense. Which still hurts his chances of ever play in the NFL again.

This isn't rocket science and Kaepernick isn't stupid. Whether or not you think that the NFL is giving him a fair shot, his actions were still carefully designed to drum up media attention at the expense of any chance of playing in the NFL again.

I think it has a non-negative impact on his chances of being picked up by a team. The teams that were actually there because they were honestly considering him aren't going to care that they had to drive an hour away to see him do his work-out elsewhere. You're talking about people who go to backwater D3 college games in hopes of scoping out some hidden talent.

Team executives already thought this whole situation was weird to begin with. The NFL doesn't normally get involved in workouts like this, it's always a team initiated thing. You're also talking about a league where front offices are willing to look past a LOT of stuff if they think it will bring them wins. If they think that Kap will get them some wins, they don't give a **** about whether he made the NFL FO look bad in a weird out of the blue workout, since they still got to see what they needed from the workout he did.
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Facts are facts the NFL bows down to Trump and does whatever he says. Goodell and the owners have been kissing up to him since he won.

TC is triggered i see.

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I kinda want to see Kap come back because he was never good in the first place, and it will be funny to see the headlines where he blames everyone but himself for his trash style of play, only to realize that making idiotic leftists comments do not translate to real life accomplishments.

What a shitty news article, the man's shirt is not that big of a deal. They brush over it in a vague finger-wagging tone, then blow it up by making it the headline of their article. Bunch of clickbait bullshit.
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I thought low quality ex mod tc was banned or suspended?
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Curtains313 posted...

I thought low quality ex mod tc was banned or suspended?

Give it time......

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He is 32 time is running out for him.
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FrisbeeDude posted...

what does this have to do with his ability to play quarterback?

It greatly hinders it.

Sega95 posted...

I kinda want to see Kap come back because he was never good in the first place, and it will be funny to see the headlines where he blames everyone but himself for his trash style of play, only to realize that making idiotic leftists comments do not translate to real life accomplishments.

Kaep knows that's what would happen, which is likely why he sabotaged this workout to make sure he'll never have the chance to get exposed. The victim train and all the money and attention it brings would end at that point.
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The Admiral posted...

Sega95 posted...

I kinda want to see Kap come back because he was never good in the first place, and it will be funny to see the headlines where he blames everyone but himself for his trash style of play, only to realize that making idiotic leftists comments do not translate to real life accomplishments.

Kaep knows that's what would happen, which is likely why he sabotaged this workout to make sure he'll never have the chance to get exposed. The victim train and all the money and attention it brings would end at that point.

Thats what I was thinking. Playing victim is very profitable right now, however I love the irony of him hating whites and blaming them for his problems when he is half white and was adopted by white parents.

He is tapping into a good market though, now he just needs to release a shirt/book/movie about the struggle along with a #word and he will never actually need to play again, and then he can tell people how he could have been the greatest, if only he wasn't held back.

Also a great stepping stone for future victim playing, because future playerss can say "Oh just like Kapernick." The left is great at extorting their people for money, and its amazing to the other side because its like they don't even realize they are getting played, whatever the hot topic is, they'll give it money.

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FrisbeeDude posted...

what does this have to do with his ability to play quarterback?

It greatly hinders it.

Makes the football fans down in Trump country mad because a minority is expressing his political beliefs.

cmiller4642 posted...

looked posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

what does this have to do with his ability to play quarterback?

It greatly hinders it.

Makes the football fans down in Trump country mad because a minority is expressing his political beliefs.

He hates cops, doesn't believe in voting, and supports Communist dictators. Any human with a triple-digit IQ should detest those beliefs.
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The Admiral posted...

The number of low karma, 10+ year-old alt accounts in this topic that I've never seen post on CE before is pretty impressive.

and yet you're speaking pleasantly to one now, because their viewpoint closely aligns with yours. This wouldn't be a sticking point if every throwaway troll alt started slurping your nuts.
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I dont know who the guy is wearing the shirt of the guy who I dont know is... a soccer player wearing a movie tshirt? I could google it but I dont care enough right now and I just wanted to let everyone know that because I matter

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cjs28 posted...

What's kunta kinte?

In roots his slave name was Toby and he sheds it for his real name kinte.

Basically, wearing the shirt was supposed to clearly make it known he felt he was a slave to the NFL and the NFL slave owners and he was breaking free with his own name despite their demands.

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Corrik7 posted...

he felt he was a slave to the NFL and the NFL slave owners and he was breaking free with his own name despite their demands.

Slaves don't get paid millions to throw a ball, if that is his problem he can **** off.

Corrik7 posted...

In roots his slave name was Toby and he sheds it for his real name kinte.

Basically, wearing the shirt was supposed to clearly make it known he felt he was a slave to the NFL and the NFL slave owners and he was breaking free with his own name despite their demands.

...at his tryout.

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Kaepernick is the new "Cool Clock Ahmed"

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I assumed most people knew the Kunta Kinte reference, but I guess not.

You can learn all you need to from this scene. Just watch it understanding the Kaepernick thinks his treatment is at all similar to what Geordi is going through here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMPFQo5V-lA
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What'd you expect from a guy who compared himself to Muhammad Ali of all people?

It's not like he needs to play anymore, idiots rewarded him.
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Isn't it funny how the ones who agree with TC are the same ones screaming "RENT FREE" when someone criticizes Trump?

But then throws tantrums about a guy who actually and literally has no bearing on their lives?
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M_Live posted...

Why does this matter in the slightest

It matters to TC. He's on his " those darn black people are causing trouble" rant.

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