49ers keep Colin Kaepernick as backup QB to Blaine Gabbert

[rangerrebew]

49ers keep Colin Kaepernick as backup QB to Blaine Gabbert

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick survived San Francisco's roster cuts on Saturday when the 49ers determined that his ability as a quarterback more than offset any potential distraction over his refusal to stand during the national anthem.

Coach Chip Kelly announced that Kaepernick will start the season as the backup to Blaine Gabbert with Christian Ponder as the third-stringer. Kelly had telegraphed that move to keep Kaepernick earlier in the week when he called him one of his team's two best quarterbacks.

Kaepernick's status on the team was briefly in question after his anthem protest over racial oppression and police brutality in the United States became public last weekend. But the Niners determined his ability as a player outweighed any potential distraction.

 

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[jmyrlefuller]

Yet Tim Tebow, who led his team to the playoffs, now has to switch sports to find a job.

I guess distractions are only a disqualification if they're conservative distractions in the Billion Dollar League.

[Wingnut]

Mark Sanchez is available.  SF should send kap packing for the CFL.

[andy58-in-nh]

Good. Now he can sit all the time.

[Longmire]

You have to wonder whether Keapernik's anthem protest wasn't just a clever ploy to avoid being cut by his team in politically correct San Francisco.

Without the 'controversy' would he have made the team?

[mountaineer]

Mark Sanchez is available.  SF should send kap packing for the CFL.

Didn't he just sign with Dallas?

[kevindavis007]

You have to wonder whether Keapernik's anthem protest wasn't just a clever ploy to avoid being cut by his team in politically correct San Francisco.

Without the 'controversy' would he have made the team?

I wonder too...

[Wingnut]

Didn't he just sign with Dallas?

Looks that way.

[SZonian]

Meanwhile, Philly cut Myke Tavarres (rookie LB) who voiced solidarity with Kapernick and said he was going to sit out the anthem as well...maybe he didn't have what it took, maybe he was a prospect, maybe he just paid a price for nonsense.

I suspect the politically cowrecked NFL will just tell the rest of us that we're racists for seeing something that isn't there...like the Black Power salute at the last SB.