Sunday, October 15, 2017

Why the Packers should sign Collin Kaepernick

Will the Green Bay Packers sign Collin Kaepernick now that Aaron Rodgers has suffered a broken collarbone? According to the Packers roster on NFL.com the only quarterbacks on the team are Rodgers and Brett Hundley.

Hundley is a third year player who had thrown 3 NFL passes coming into the Vikings game where Rodgers was hurt. Collin Kaepernick started the whole kneeling during the anthem protest last year and has not been signed by a NFL team since his release by the 49ers.

I don't like Kaepernock's politics because he supports Fidel Castro but I respect his right to protest. That being said NFL teams have a right to not sign players who cause them bad publicity. Free Speech really means freedom to criticize the government without fear of imprisonment, not to protect you from employers.

That being said Collin Kaepernick could start for a handful of NFL teams and would be the best choice at backup on most of them. The Packers are the only NFL team without an owner, they are owned by the city and its a football crazy city.

I think the Packers should bring in Collin Kaepernick for a workout at the very least. I think Packers fans would overlook his dislike of the country if he came in and won some games for the Packers Kaepernick isn't highly accurate but he does not turn the ball over too often as well. The Packers have better skill players than the 49ers did last year as well.


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