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Colin Kaepernick, RIP

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Posted By: Hazymac, 8/17/2025 10:53:38 AM

No, he didn’t die. But the era in which Colin Kaepernick, who had two or at most three good years in the NFL and hasn’t played a down in nearly a decade, and who had a losing record as a starter, could be regarded as some kind of cultural icon, has officially come to an end: Director Spike Lee’s multi-part documentary series for ESPN Films about former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked a national debate when he protested racial injustice nearly a decade ago, will not be released, the filmmaker and ESPN said. “ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer proceed with this

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Reply 1 - Posted by: mean Gene 8/17/2025 11:03:21 AM (No. 1991807)
Just shows that a man should chose a good woman who will build him up[ instead of tear him apart. Colin's girlfriend is an ultra-liberal black liberationist. She destroyed his career. He was smitten.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Melanie 8/17/2025 11:05:41 AM (No. 1991809)
Kind of like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle...
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Reply 3 - Posted by: NorthernDog 8/17/2025 11:15:05 AM (No. 1991816)
Quarterbacks get benched and eventually released all the time. A small percentage (like Joe Flacco) hang on in backup roles, but most don't quite cut it. Kaepernick had his chance to shine and did briefly, but it didn't last. He's no different than dozens of others who came and went in the NFL.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Venturer 8/17/2025 11:38:37 AM (No. 1991824)
When you let the little head think for the big head it's a sure career buster. The guy had a chance and he blew it.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: reaganrepublican 8/17/2025 11:45:17 AM (No. 1991825)
A sad ending to a once promising career. I watched and cheered for his success as a player. The first nail in his proverbial coffin, was from the coaching staff trying to change his style to a pocket passer. He was great at running and improvising and those changes negatively impacted him. Lastly, his girlfriend that changed him to a social warrior completely his professional demise. A movie wasn’t required to show that fall.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: earlybird 8/17/2025 12:07:49 PM (No. 1991836)
A so-so quarterback lets activist girlfriend drag him down. Two-bit lawyer vows to get him new contract within (I forgot the time frrame ?). (crickets) Even racist Spike Lee knows there is no great American story here. Poof. Gone. Good.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Newtsche 8/17/2025 12:21:32 PM (No. 1991841)
Knappyprick's first season in the NFL was remarkable, he looked like he'd be setting a new bar for pro qb's. The defenses quickly adjusted, Colin couldn't because he was always limited. Now we find his story is not marketable without myths and lies. Go away, loser.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: kdog 8/17/2025 12:50:31 PM (No. 1991861)
A multi part series for a story that can be told in 2 minutes. By the end of it he would have been able to fly and walk on water.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Noj15 8/17/2025 1:05:56 PM (No. 1991871)
Ha ha ha. When the mophead took a knee, that was the straw that broke the camel's back in my household. Never watched another NFL game after that gross stunt. Same as baseball, when the idiots went on strike in the 90's and lost another million fans. Good riddance, kneeler. I hear Karine Jean Pierre is looking for a partner...ask Suzanne Malveaux. Same hair.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: slipstik 8/17/2025 1:08:00 PM (No. 1991872)
They lost me at "no, he didn't"
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Reply 11 - Posted by: earlybird 8/17/2025 1:11:17 PM (No. 1991876)
Kaepernick became famous for one reason only: his open hostility toward the United States. The fact that such hatred was once enough to make an athlete popular, in many circles, is shameful. That we have moved on, as a nation, is a small sign of a return to sanity. End of story.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Mizz Fixxit 8/17/2025 2:33:22 PM (No. 1991907)
Kaepernick received a tryout in 2017 with the Seahawks for a backup role. When he wasn’t signed, coach Pete Carroll said, Kaepernick “is a starter in this league." Later, Carroll expressed regret for not signing Kaepernick. Pete Carroll is a pc phony.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: RWPollock 8/18/2025 6:11:20 AM (No. 1992086)
Spike Lee .. why would he even think of doing a movie about a man that made multiple career damaging stupid decisions? This is something worth documenting. Really? Colin allowed himself to be used and was not smart enough to think his decisions through. Mythical racism, having only so-so football talent, poor decision making and arrogance ended his career He should have been smarter. A man that makes a lot of money playing a game in a capitalist society should not be so hatred of the society that gave him such an opportunity. Why Spike Lee thought this was a good subject worthy of a documentary is beyond me.
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