XxXdragonXxX":1yai6ucq said:
Anyone who was offended by Kaepernicks protest is 1) a snowflake, and 2) doesn't understand that the soldiers that died for this country, died for his right to do what he did.
With that said, Kaepernick is done, I would have been all for bringing him in 5 years ago.
Personally, my problem with athletes kneeling for the National Anthem has always been with the sporting organizations, not the athletes. If the organizations aren't going to have a code of conduct in place for how their employees should treat the National Anthem, then they should simply remove it from their ceremony. Don't feign patriotism and then not expect your employees to honor it while they are on your time.
This is particularly true for me when applying it to national teams. If you can't stand for the National Anthem because you have issues with the state of your country then your protest should start with not participating on the team. Honoring the national anthem during ceremonies related to competition should be an absolute requirement for participating on a national team.
However somebody wants to protest on their own time is up to them, as long as it isn't illegal or infringing on the rights of others.
As far as Kaepernick not getting a job in the NFL, this was a combination of the drama, his skill level, and his expectations for compensation. There were dozens of players who continued to kneel for the anthem and keep their jobs. Kaep had his opportunities but over-estimated his position on the hot vs crazy scale (Barney Stinson reference.)