Former Pro-Bowler Warns Against NFL Bringing Back Kaepernick: 'Affirmative Action for a Marxist'
Posted at 5:30 pm on June 22, 2020 by Mike Miller
Former Pro-Bowler Warns Against NFL Bringing Back Kaepernick: ‘Affirmative Action for a Marxist'
...Former Pro Bowl safety for the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders
Burgess Owens thinks a Kaepernick return is a terrible idea.
A we reported last week, Goodell joined the long list of those condemning "systemic racism" and pledging support to Black Lives Matter, saying he welcomes Kaepernick back to "guide us, help us make better decisions about the kinds of things that need to be done."...
...But, Owens — a Black Republican who is seeking a House seat in Utah's 4th Congressional District — told
Sports Illustrated: "If Goodell allows Kaepernick to come back, if they allow players to kneel during the national anthem, I'm willing to not watch the game."
If we're going that route, we should also ask Tim Tebow to come back. It doesn't matter how long he's been out of the game. It doesn't matter his talent. He was a Christian who kneeled in prayer and was a positive on his team. The reason why Tim Tebow — as talented as he was with the Denver Broncos — the NFL didn't like his essence. They thought he was too distracting ... too distracting to his team and his organization.
Owens suggested that Kaepernick is just as much a distraction as Tebow reportedly was — and for worse reasons.
Meanwhile, we're willing to have the distraction of a Marxist, a Castro, brother-loving Marxist to come back and play that many Americans don't want to see him play. I just find it very disappointing.
The NFL lost 15 percent of their audience last time, maybe a little bit more. The goal has been to increase their base, their revenue, by going overseas to places like China, Mexico, and England. They don't care enough about their fans who love this country.
The former Pro-Bowler told
SI that kneeling during the national anthem boils down to disrespecting America and its flag — a sentiment shared by millions of Kaepernick detractors across the country.
We have too many Americans now accepting the notion that the flag should be a place where people should be ashamed of or take a knee, that's what it comes down to. I am disappointed that so many people are acquiescing today. They don't understand the American way; they don't understand the price paid.
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