Colin Kaepernick: Icon

Colin Kaepernick has officially been added to Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the world list. Dare I say it? I’m flabbergasted. To have the confidence, bravado and wherewithal to give 2 gigantic middle fingers to the NFL is ballsy and commendable AS FUCK. No abbreviation folks. You gotta understand, football runs America. Sure soccer runs every continent outside of North America, but we ain’t talkin bout what’s going on across the pond. We talmbout big bad corporation reliant America. We bend over backwards for our Coca Cola, Facebook, Apple and McDonald’s. We shake our heads, shed a tear then chuckle when a multi-million dollar lawsuit is handed out as victims are silenced and shelved for eternity, mostly because we know there isn’t a damn thing we can do about 90% of the happenings of the business world. But Kaep? He took the road less traveled. He took the road taken by a select few and even smaller few who double as polarizing athletes, on top of being a human who wants to stand up..or kneel for what’s right.

“Colin Kaepernick was alone in his early protests last year when he boldly and courageously confronted perceived inequalities in our social-justice system by refusing to stand for the national anthem.” My road to this article started a few weeks ago when I damn near spit out my milk while eating Wheaties (more like Cinnamon Toast Crunch). I was chillin, then I heard the New Orleans Saints were taking a serious look at Johnny Manziel as a potential backup QB o…