MISGUIDED MAGAZINE SPRING 2020

The Unique
between Colin Kaepernick
When he was originally blackballed, he should’ve gone to the
Canadian Football League and continued his career. I know
players these days look down on the CFL. We should never
forget the impact of Warren Moon, who went undrafted in
the 1978 draft, went to the CFL and won five Grey Cup titles
– He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
To me, it looks like Colin Kaepernick doesn’t understand his
power, if the NFL is racist or is actively colluding against him
then there is strong evidence to support that. However, let us
always remember, as African Americans we must know our
value and understand “They need us, we don’t need them”.
COLIN KAEPERNICK
Another week of NFL football has passed, yet the biggest
story is seemingly the never-ending saga of Colin Kaepernick
vs. The National Football League. No one could have predicted
what would have happened when Kaepernick decided to take
a knee three seasons ago. Kaepernick’s silent protest to bring
awareness to police brutality has turned into a collusion
lawsuit settlement, a political feud with the President, and
the growing mistrust between the NFL players and team
owners.
We’ve heard several opinions from both sides of the
argument. Some say Kaepernick should have a job because
other quarterbacks aren’t as talented and the league is still
actively colluding against him. Others claim that Kaepernick
isn’t really interested in playing and that this is all for
personal gain. As a fan of the NFL and Colin Kaepernick, it
was interesting that after several years the NFL requested
a private workout with Kaepernick and then requested
he sign a document stating that he can’t sue under any
circumstance in the future. More transparency is needed
for a full understanding of what went wrong. Either way, I
wish Kaepernick saw himself the way we see him; a man in
his prime with years left to play and plenty of talent to offer.
If Kaepernick doesn’t want to play in the CFL I totally
understand so, let’s pool our resources and start our own
league. We can all come up with the many reasons on how
difficult starting a professional sports league will be, but
let’s not forget the blueprint has already been established.
Ice Cube started the BIG 3. League in 2017. After 3 seasons
he has already received offers for purchasing of this League
based on its early success. The NFL is already comprised
of approximately 70% African Americans, so the talent and
player personnel is in place.
CARMELO ANTHONY
Carmelo Anthony finally got another job in the NBA after
being signed by the Portland Trailblazers, it took years of
workout videos, interviews, the nickname “hoodie Melo”, and
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