Hank Aaron says he won't watch NFL because of how Colin Kaepernick was treated

[Right_in_Virginia]

Hank Aaron says he won't watch NFL because of how Colin Kaepernick was treated
Fox News, Aug 23, 2017, Kathleen Joyce

Baseball legend Hank Aaron said he won't watch any NFL games this season because of how the league treated former quarterback Colin Kaepernick after Kaepernick's national anthem protest last season drew widespread scrutiny.

Aaron spoke to Roland Martin of the Tom Joyner Morning Show in Atlanta after the Braves held a weekend in honor of the baseball great and one-time home run king. Aaron told Martin he wished the NFL would give Kaepernick a chance and was also upset the team he roots for, the Baltimore Ravens, did not sign the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback.

I think he’s getting a raw deal," Aaron said. "If you look at all the quarterbacks in the league right now, he is one, two, three, four. I don’t think anybody can do the things he could do. I wish somebody would open up and give him a chance to do his thing."


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[driftdiver]

Kaepernick is not a great quarterback.   He's proven that.   He's also not a good person, also proven.

This guy who plays a game and got paid big bucks spits on the people who paid to watch him play.

 

[Polly Ticks]

*sigh*

I love ya, Hank, but you really need to stick to baseball.

[NavyCanDo]

Kaepernick is not a great quarterback.   He's proven that.   He's also not a good person, also proven.

This guy who plays a game and got paid big bucks spits on the people who paid to watch him play.

 

He was welcomed into how many practice fields this summer? Including my Seahawks. Even if he has the talent, if he doesnt earn respect on and off  the field and showsvpositive leadership, he just hurts the team. Thats why he's not signed.

[DB]

Being an ahole has consequences from time to time...

[Wingnut]

Being an ahole has consequences from time to time...

Hank was no Jackie Robinson.   

[berdie]

IMHO Kaepernick started all of this because he felt slighted and wanted attention.

Why would any team want to hire a mediocre qback that creates a distraction and runs off fans. It was his choice.

What these other "kneelers" want escapes me.

[Bigun]

Hank, like every other American, is free to chose whatever he chooses to view and I couldn't care less what those choices are.