Bleacher Report is reporting that Aaron Rodgers, arguably one of the top-5 Quarterbacks in the NFL, spoke out recently on Colin Kaepernick. According to the Green Bay Packers star, Kaepernick is without an NFL job because he staged his protest during the national anthem.
He also feels that he should have a job, calling Kap’s protest respectful.
Bleacher Report writes:
Green Bay Packers superstar Aaron Rodgers said fellow quarterback Colin Kaepernick should be on an NFL roster heading into the 2017 regular season, but he thinks the former San Francisco 49ers starter’s decision to kneel during the national anthem last year has prevented him from signing a new contract.
On Wednesday, Mina Kimes of ESPN The Magazine passed along comments Rodgers made about the hot-button topic. He stated it would be “ignorant” to believe Kaepernick’s extended stay on the free-agent market wasn’t impacted by the protest, which generated national headlines.
“I think he should be on a roster right now,” the Packers signal-caller said. “I think because of his protests, he’s not.”
The 33-year-old California native added he has no plans to join the protest movement, which other players have continued during the preseason, but he called it “peaceful and respectful.”
“I’m gonna stand because that’s the way I feel about the flag—but I’m also 100 percent supportive of my teammates or any fellow players who are choosing not to,” Rodgers told Kimes. “They have a battle for racial equality. That’s what they’re trying to get a conversation started around.”
He continued: “I think the best way I can say this is: I don’t understand what it’s like to be in that situation. What it is to be pulled over, or profiled, or any number of issues that have happened, that Colin was referencing—or any of my teammates have talked to me about.”
Rodgers went on to say he believes the country needs to “remedy and improve” racial equality and that he’s looking to develop his own understanding of the subject.
Aaron always keeps it real and says what he feels. I like that about him.
I’m not surprised Aaron said this. He has never given a f-ck.
Love this.
It’s embarrassing that a white star quarterback has more sense than the black athletes who have been calling out Kap so they can get a pat on the head by Trump supporters.
Jim Brown said it best, as an American you stand to respect the flag and all it means. You dishonor yourself and those who have died for our way of life: to be free. You can make your point and you should just not this way, it’s disrespectful and it’s hurting your career for that I am truly sorry. You can’t change things overnight, it’s a struggle we’re all in everyday of our lives.
Some people in this country care more about a flag than black bodies. It’s amazing that Aaron Rodgers, a white man, has more sense about this than Jim Brown. Soilders didn’t die so we can worship a flag. They fought for us so we have the freedom to stand up for what we believe in, even if that means kneeling during the national anthem. Jim Brown should be the last person grand standing though considering his past violence towards women. He’s the monster. Not Colin.