Prior to Colin Kaepernick being black listed by NFL owners, I purchased tickets to go see the Cincinnati Bengals play the Baltimore Ravens. For a period late this summer, Baltimore looked at signing Colin as a back up quarterback. During that period I anticipated going to the game in Cincinnati to see protesters against Colin being on the Ravens team. But the signing never happened. The Baltimore Ravens owner made sure that wouldn't happen by not agreeing to bring Colin onto the Ravens squad.
Yesterday around the NFL the play of a variety of "starting" quarterbacks were simply atrocious. The Indianapolis Colts were a prime example of where Colin could have played if he were not black listed by the owners. The Colts starting quarterback had a horrid game which assisted in the Colts losing by a score of 46-9 with the starting quarterback throwing for a total of 128 yards with 2 interceptions. So has Colin's phone rang to bring him in for a tryout? Of course not. That would be too easy.
The Bengals game I attended was mildly entertaining, but I had already decided that if the NFL continued to black list Colin, I would no longer spend my time or money on the National Football League. For those black players in the league, even those stars who refuse to jeopardize their careers by joining any political protest, good luck. I hope you get the biggest contracts you can from your team's owner and subsequently use some of those funds to assist others in escaping poverty and to gain an education. As we all know for some education is the great equalizer.
If a qualified "brother" like Colin isn't allowed to pursue his career, I feel the least I can do is not support a "professional" football league that will not give him a job. There is plenty of college and high school football to fill my football watching void.
I don't expect many fans to boycott the NFL. We've been enslaved for years in many ways to the point that it's hard to not be enslaved. We were probably better off when we had the old Negro League in professional baseball. We didn't need European Americans to give us jobs in sports. We made our own jobs and entertained ourselves. We've moved past those years of self sufficiency into a pattern of wanting to be a part of the culture and businesses owned by European Americans. We somehow believe that brings us the total freedoms and choices we didn't have before. Such is not the case. We don't need European American institutions that do not value our opinion, because our opinions conflict with theirs.
I'm sure there are some owners who proudly say that they would never hire Colin because of his past protests. I hope you enjoy your 4 win 12 loss season! I"m sure if hiring Colin would guarantee you massive profits this year you would change your mind.
There are plenty of alternative choices to watching professional football. Yeah, I'm sure I'll miss some exciting games. So what? It's still a game that I am not enslaved to. I have choices and I'm making mine regardless of what friends, family or others do. It's great to not be a enslaved! I do what I do and make the decisions I do to honor those who came before me who did not have a choice, and who never enjoyed any type of freedom.
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