{"id":2653276,"date":"2026-09-01T21:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T01:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-kaepernick-reemerges-10-years-later-in-bid-to-cash-in-on-playing-the-victim\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T21:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T01:47:50","slug":"colin-kaepernick-reemerges-10-years-later-in-bid-to-cash-in-on-playing-the-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-kaepernick-reemerges-10-years-later-in-bid-to-cash-in-on-playing-the-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Kaepernick Reemerges 10 Years Later in Bid to Cash in on Playing the Victim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolin-kaepernick-reemerges-10-years-later-in-bid-to-cash-in-on-playing-the-victim%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2653276&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Colin KaepernickS recent media appearances promoting his upcoming memoir, \u201cThe Perilous Fight,\u201d set to be released on September 15. NBC News conducted an in-depth interview, framing his actions over the past decade, including his kneeling protest, as unresolved issues. Kaepernick remains convinced that he was blackballed by the NFL,claiming he hasn&#8217;t watched league games since leaving and continues intense workout routines,despite not playing since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-magazine-takes-chinese-cash-to-promote-controversial-drone-business\/\" title=\"Time Magazine Takes Chinese Cash To Promote Controversial Drone Business\">article highlights<\/a> that Kaepernick&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent career trajectory suggests<\/a> he made purposeful choices, such as skipping the 2019 NFL tryout and organizing his own showcase, which many see as strategic branding rather than victimhood. It notes that his performance as a quarterback was streaky and below average, which impacted his chances.<\/p>\n<p>The piece argues that his narrative has been shaped by his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-outlets-saw-massive-decline-in-interest-in-2021\/\" title=\"Mainstream Media Outlets Saw Massive Decline In Interest In 2021\">media engagements<\/a> and memoir, rather than being solely the league&#8217;s fault. It concludes that NFL teams are unlikely to sign him as of his history, decisions, and the possible disruption to team chemistry. Ultimately, the article portrays Kaepernick as a brand actively building his persona, with his media presence and memoir serving to reinforce his story rather than reflecting an ongoing NFL exile.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Colin Kaepernick is back on television because he has a book to sell.<\/p>\n<p>The memoir, \u201cThe Perilous Fight,\u201d lands Sept. 15. NBC News gave him a long interview to promote it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/football\/ex-nfl-star-colin-kaepernicks-unfinished-business-rcna590129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calling the decade since he knelt \u201cunfinished business.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He will sit with Lester Holt and appear on \u201cToday.\u201d That is a media tour, not a comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick still says the NFL is \u201cactively blackballing\u201d him. He says he has not watched a league game since he left. He works out at 4:30 a.m. as if a roster spot were waiting.<\/p>\n<p>Roger Goodell has said for years he does not believe Kaepernick was blackballed and that clubs make their own calls.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the part the myth skips.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick was a streaky, below-average quarterback by the time the anthem fight swallowed the story. He last played in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The league tried to put him in front of all 32 teams in 2019.\u00a0He walked away from that workout the morning it was scheduled, citing a waiver.<\/p>\n<p>Then he staged his own session. Teams treated it like what it looked like: a man who wanted the narrative more than the job.<\/p>\n<p>That is not a secret handshake among owners. That is a player with rust, a circus, and no recent tape refusing the one clean look the league offered.<\/p>\n<p>Football teams exist to win on Sunday. A backup who arrives with cameras, lawsuits, and a lecture is not a bargain. He is a week of practice lost.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick told NBC he does not want black kids to think \u201cif you fight for black folks, it\u2019s over for you.\u201d Fair enough as a personal worry. It is not an explanation for why no general manager has used a roster spot on him for 10 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>He chose the posture. He chose the interviews. He chose to skip the 2019 tryout. He chose a memoir-and-manifesto over another offseason in someone\u2019s quarterback room.<\/p>\n<p>None of that makes him a victim. It makes him a brand.<\/p>\n<p>Americans can argue about police and protest without pretending a fading dual-threat quarterback was Tom Brady with a conscience. 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