Stymied by collusion
Although the jury is still out on Colin Kaepernick’s lawsuit asserting collusion by NFL owners to keep him out of the league, the truth has been confirmed by my hometown team, the Washington Redskins and their owner, Dan Snyder.
Having lost their starting quarterback to a gruesome injury, they turned to players who could be credibly referred to as the bottom of the barrel.
The last one had not thrown a pass in the NFL since 2011.
Since then, the team has lost its perch at the top of their conference and is sinking like a rock in the ocean.
Yet Kaepernick, who took his team to the top of the NFC when he played for the San Francisco 49ers, remains unemployed by an NFL team.
The NFL says that character matters.
Yet the Redskins, a perennial circus since Snyder bought the team, picked up a player who was accused of domestic violence.
Tampa Bay drafted a player who was accused of rape and shoplifting.
Kaepernick’s crime?
Peacefully protesting violence towards people of color by people hired to protect all Americans.
He dared to use his position as a high-profile player to protest during our national anthem.
As a response by NFL owners who are too repulsed by his politics to have him lead their team to a possible championship, his athletic talent and skill have been sidelined and stymied by their obvious collusion.
Bart Kavruck,
Port Townsend