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Don't know, did he ever score 4 touchdowns in one game?

Pretty sure that crazy bat that ruined him isn't a red head.

Al Bundy > Kap

We all shouldn't forget how this all started.
Kaepernick was miffed at being demoted to third string, so he sat.
When questioned, he said it was a protest so he wouldn't look like a little brat.

Never once as a starting QB did he protest.

As for what it has become?
Shut up with the "oppression of black people". Enough. Our country does not oppress people of color. There is not yet a 100% even playing field in this country. I get it. But it's not due to oppression. And it's an insult to those who have been oppressed to say it is.

I do feel the police brutality thing is an important discussion. Cops need to stop protecting the bad apples, and people on the street need to show some respect when a cop says something. It's a two way street.
And Kaepernick has become the defacto poster child and quiet spokesperson for a subject that demands conversation.
We've heard so many times from OTHER PEOPLE what his protest means.
Time to hear from the man himself.





crickets.

Well said TG.

And correct me if I am wrong here but hasn't Nike been in the news over the years for basically slave/child labor in its overseas facilities?

This is the company he chooses to align himself with? What happened to "taking a stand"?

Good point. I guess he's a big picture kinda guy, a visionary if you will.

So we got a story about a has been complaining about human rights selling out to an overpriced shoe and apparel company using slave labor to build their wares.

Sounds about right.

Ya, Nike is in business of selling shoes, they wouldn't have done it if they didn't think they were going to make a boat load of cash. They don't GAF about kap or his supposed cause, all they GAF about is selling shoes.

I'm sure they weighed the risks.

One day dip doesn't mean much (anything?)

Let's take another look in a couple weeks.

The Nike sports 'world' is just a little bigger than some NFL kneeler haters....in fact, I would bet that segment represents less than .01% of their retail market, and probably less than 1% of their investor target base.

I don't know if this will have a net effect on share prices in the long run, but I have serious doubts that it will have a negative net effect.

It's interesting to know that some people feel Kaepernick is more appalling than child labor and many other atrocities committed by Nike.

Should we only support the First Amendment when it agrees with our values?

FYI... I'm pretty sure that Converse is owned by Nike.

Having served as a 12 year full time LEO and a reserve for the past 2.75 years I emphatically agree that this conversation needs to happen. There are definitely some rotten apples in the ranks. I know a handful myself.

I have a guy that works for me that spent 3 months in jail only to have the judge throw the charges out when he was arraigned. I was the arresting officer’s first training officer. After the fact, I read the probable cause report. He should have never been detained. Total bullchit.

That being said, in the past few years, I’ve seen friends buried having been killed in the line of duty.