Colin Kaepernick hasn’t played in the NFL for three seasons, and former league executive Joe Lockhart has finally confirmed why: His kneeling protests during the national anthem were “controversial, and, therefore, bad for business.”
Kaepernick was protesting police brutality against black people and people of color, a persistent problem which has come up numerous times over the past week as athletes speak out against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. Lockhart’s column on CNN.com implores the Minnesota Vikings to sign Kaepernick and right the wrong that was committed three years ago when Kaepernick was essentially blackballed from the league.