Friday, ESPN “First Take” moderator Molly Qerim ripped into the “audacity” of members of the NFL Players Coalition like Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and former wide receiver Anquan Boldin to accept a deal with the NFL to provide financial support to players’ community-activism while other members like San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid and Miami Dolphins safety Michael Thomas did not approve. Qerim argued that since Kaepernick “sacrificed his career” for his protests and was ultimately left out of the agreement between the group of players and the league, the deal feels “a little dirty.” Partial transcript from Qerim’s “Final Take” segment as follows: What I really find unfortunate is how this has all ended. We kept asking what’s the end game for these protests. I’ll tell you what it is. The protests were potentially sold for $89 million. So let me get this straight, Kaepernick sacrificed his career, dreams and reputation fighting for social justice because he was shown he couldn’t do both — be an activist and be in the league. But in the end, the players coalition allegedly agrees to a deal with a price tag and Colin’s left out of it. Tell me that doesn’t feel a little dirty. Everything in life cannot be bought. And instead, Malcolm Jenkins and Anquan Boldin did
Month: December 2017
Obama Campaigners Rush Over $1 Million in Secretive ‘In-Kind’ Donations to Shell ‘Independent Expenditure’ Group Backing Doug Jones
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Report: Miami VA Hospital Cafeteria ‘Grimey,’ Infested with ‘Insects and Rodent Droppings’
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Hillary Clinton Gloats at Matt Lauer’s Downfall: ‘Every Day I Believe More in Karma’
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Reports: Jared Kushner Ordered the Call That Sunk Michael Flynn
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Trump: Reports of Rex Tillerson Leaving Are ‘FAKE NEWS!’
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London Anti-Trump Protest Draws Dozens of Supporters
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Lawyer for Alleged Weinstein Rape Victim Rips Prosecutors for Delay on Criminal Charges
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