Police-protesting, Castro-praising former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick still doesn’t have a job — and he’s still in the news. The latest development in the Left’s attempt to force the NFL to get Kaepernick back in the game in solidarity with his social justice agenda involves the NAACP and pro-Kaepernick activists converging on the NFL headquarters. The civil rights group has inserted itself into the league’s business by trying to publicly pressure NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, suggesting that somehow the league is violating Kaepernick’s Constitutional right to be a massive distraction to the team, or something. Meanwhile, more than 1,000 supporters showed up at the HQ to protest his “blackballing.”
CBS Sports reports that NAACP interim president Derrick Johnson has “officially requested a formal meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss NFL players and their ability to exercise their First Amendment rights.” The NAACP’s letter to Goodell specifically cites the “blackballing” of Kaepernick by the teams, none of which have expressed interest in him since he decided to become a free agent at the end of last season. The decision came after Kaepernick helped lead the San Francisco 49ers to one of their worst seasons ever, winning only two games and a single home game all year, both tying franchise lows in the 16-game season.
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