Seahawks postpone visit after Colin Kaepernick won't say if he'll stop kneeling

[MichMary]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23135580/seattle-seahawks-postpone-visit-colin-kaepernick-say-stop-kneeling-anthem

. . . After arranging for Colin Kaepernick to work out for the Seattle Seahawks this week, team officials postponed the trip when the quarterback declined to stop kneeling during the national anthem next season, a league source told ESPN on Thursday. . .

Why are the Seahawks drawing a line in the sand about this? Don't they have other players who have chosen not to stand? Was their fanbase making demands?

[Jamaal510]

1. He shouldn't

have to stop kneeling. It's merely a form of silent and non-violent protest, and him kneeling is completely irrelevant to the game of football. It shows you how shifty most of these owners are when no team entertained the option of picking him up, and how now the Seahawks are essentially demanding that he stops protesting if he wants to play for them.

[hack89]

2. Management want a "quieter" locker room.

they had a lot of out spoken players last year and the feeling is that it disrupted team unity. They had a some what tumultuous and disappointing season.

[True Dough]

5. Well, they parted ways with Michael Bennett and Richard Sherman

I'm guessing Kaepernick would have been looked at as an "insurance policy" in case Russell Wilson got injured because Wilson is a much better QB than Kap.


Oh, and go Leafs!

[Cal Carpenter]

13. Michael Bennett just came out with a great book

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable.

I'm not a football fan or follower, but he provided a lot of insight into the NCAA, the NFL, and the Seahawks locker room in particular. Shame that it didn't last. Sorta proving his point.

In any case, I recommend the book!

[MichMary]

7. They are blaming a

disappointing season on that? Seems to me that what goes on in the locker room should stay in the locker room. They all want to win games, right?

[hack89]

11. Every team wants to win games. Actually accomplishing that is the hard part.

I know nothing about the dynamics of a professional football team. Just repeating what I read.

[oberliner]

3. How about we find a sport that doesn't cause brain damage?

[MichMary]

8. I haven't seen a pro sport yet

that doesn't have a few players who have occasionally acted as if they have some brain damage. (Which may not be related to the sport . . .)

[oberliner]

9. Football seems to be the worst of them

But I agree with you.

[LanternWaste]

21. Tough old world out there, little buddy.

How about we remain at least 10% relevant in regards to Kapernick's civil disobedience (this being a thread about that, and all)?

I know, I know... it's tougher to maintain a pretense of cleverness when we stay on topic. It's a tough old world out there, little buddy.

[NCTraveler]

4. Its fair.

Truly a great protest.

Many people are aware of the costs that can be associated with a righteous protest. Kap is one of them. Serious respect for the guy.

[jalan48]

6. Kap is the real deal.

[oasis]

12. I wonder if he has changed his opinion about Hillary being locked up.

[jalan48]

14. I hadn't heard he wanted her locked up.

[oasis]

15. He made such a comment while pertaining to her....wait for it

"emails".

[jalan48]

16. Wow-I knew he had made a comment about super predators but I hadn't heard this. Thanks for the info.

[oasis]

17. "Any other person would be in jail" something like that.

It showed he didn't really have a grasp of the issue before he spouted off.

[jalan48]

18. I still admire him for doing what he has done. Hopefully, he won't make more statements like this.

[oasis]

19. I wouldn't deny him another shot at QB.

He's got a few good years left in him and he has playoff experience.

[jalan48]

20. I agree

[Awsi Dooger]

10. Postponed not canceled

That's a significant difference.

I still think there's some chance Seattle will give him a workout. The team has few draft picks this year due to some trades desperately designed to keep the team in title contention last season, before the high priced defensive stars departed.

Ian Rapoport reported that the Seahawks postponed the visit not because Kaepernick specifically refused to stop kneeling, but because they wanted him to have a plan in place toward how to respond to the situation in general, including how to deal with media questions, and Kaepernick didn't have that type of plan.

[pintobean]

22. No team needs divisive players

especially if they're mediocre back-ups.