{"id":493777,"date":"2021-05-10T19:35:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T23:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=493777"},"modified":"2021-05-10T19:35:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T23:35:56","slug":"progressives-upset-tim-tebow-possibly-about-to-be-signed-but-not-colin-kaepernick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-upset-tim-tebow-possibly-about-to-be-signed-but-not-colin-kaepernick\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressives Upset Tim Tebow Possibly About To Be Signed, But Not Colin Kaepernick"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fprogressives-upset-tim-tebow-possibly-about-to-be-signed-but-not-colin-kaepernick%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=493777&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/E7A3B0A8-C09E-446D-B20B-ADF026AD318B-1200x800-1.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>As Tim Tebow awaits a possible one-year contract to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars, progressives on Twitter have excoriated the NFL for leaving former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick out in the cold.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tebow-time-former-qb-returns-to-nfl-reportedly-signs-with-jacksonville-jaguars\">reported<\/a> on Monday, Ian Rappoport of NFL Insider announced that Tebow stands on the cusp of signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars and reuniting with his former mentor.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cThe <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Jaguars<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> are planning to sign QB-turned-TE Tim Tebow to a 1-year deal, per me and <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@TomPelissero<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">, a deal that could be official in the next week or so. Nothing done yet. But he\u2019ll have a chance to make the team to reunite with his mentor and college head coach Urban Meyer,\u201d he tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.758620689655\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jaguars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jaguars<\/a> are planning to sign QB-turned-TE Tim Tebow to a 1-year deal, per me and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TomPelissero<\/a>, a deal that could be official in the next week or so. Nothing done yet. But he\u2019ll have a chance to make the team to reunite with his mentor and college head coach Urban Meyer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1391815504772349954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kaepernick fans, many of whom feel that the NFL blackballed him in response to his national anthem protests in the name of Black Lives Matter, did not welcome the news.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cInteresting how the same people that are praising Tim Tebow for his values outside of football, see <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Colin Kaepernick<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u2018s values as a distraction,\u201d tweeted Ahmed Ali.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.2159624413146\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Interesting how the same people that are praising Tim Tebow for his values outside of football, see Colin Kaepernick&#8217;s values as a distraction. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aqbDpZZXci\">pic.twitter.com\/aqbDpZZXci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ahmed Ali (@MrAhmednurAli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAhmednurAli\/status\/1391829681008168961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cThere\u2019s no way you can tell me that Tim Tebow deserves to be on a team as an unproven tight end who hasn\u2019t played in 9 years more than <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Colin Kaepernick<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">. There\u2019s just no way that\u2019s gonna make sense,\u201d tweeted David Dennis Jr.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5219123505976\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s no way you can tell me that Tim Tebow deserves to be on a team as an unproven tight end who hasn\u2019t played in 9 years more than Colin Kaepernick. There\u2019s just no way that\u2019s gonna make sense.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Dennis Jr. (@DavidDTSS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidDTSS\/status\/1391818427325685762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cTim Tebow hasn\u2019t played in 8 seasons. <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Colin Kaepernick<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> hasn\u2019t played in 4. This signing destroys the \u2018Kaepernick has been out of the league too long\u2019 narrative,\u201d tweeted Resist Programming.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.126811594203\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tim Tebow hasn\u2019t played in 8 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Kaepernick hasn\u2019t played in 4.<\/p>\n<p>This signing destroys the \u201cKaepernick has been out of the league too long\u201d narrative. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RzehBbtVd6\">https:\/\/t.co\/RzehBbtVd6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oazE5fKIIg\">pic.twitter.com\/oazE5fKIIg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Resist Programming \ud83d\udef0 (@RzstProgramming) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RzstProgramming\/status\/1391823512327888897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cI don\u2019t ever want to hear another word about how <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Colin Kaepernick<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> isn\u2019t good enough for another shot at the NFL,\u201d tweeted Doug Farrar.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2692307692308\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don&#8217;t ever want to hear another word about how Colin Kaepernick isn&#8217;t good enough for another shot at the NFL. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7hb4UoWddk\">https:\/\/t.co\/7hb4UoWddk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doug Farrar (@NFL_DougFarrar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DougFarrar\/status\/1391821066012561408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cSo Tim Tebow can get a NFL contract and he\u2019s been out of the league for the past 5 years but <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Colin Kaepernick<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> can\u2019t get back in the league?\u201d tweeted Josh Hicks.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.4572864321608\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So Tim Tebow can get a NFL contract and he\u2019s been out of the league for the past 5 years but Colin Kaepernick can\u2019t get back in the league? \ud83d\ude12<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joshua M. Hicks (@joshmhicksmedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshmhicksmedia\/status\/1391828580003373056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cTim Tebow getting another shot at the NFL while <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Colin Kaepernick<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> remains out of work says all you need to know about Black and White men in America,\u201d tweeted Chief Resistance Officer.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.4782608695652\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tim Tebow getting another shot at the NFL while Colin Kaepernick remains out of work says all you need to know about Black and White men in America.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chief Resistance Officer (@crushthebigots) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crushthebigots\/status\/1391861216168062980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t believe I have to say this to the anti-Kaepernick group 5 years later: Just admit you hate the guy and it doesn\u2019t matter if he\u2019s more talented than several other NFL QBs. You love the blackball. It\u2019s the truth of your position. The lies you come up with are pathetic,\u201d tweeted Tim Kawakami.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.544303797468\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can&#8217;t believe I have to say this to the anti-Kaepernick group 5 years later: Just admit you hate the guy and it doesn&#8217;t matter if he&#8217;s more talented than several other NFL QBs. You love the blackball.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the truth of your position. The lies you come up with are pathetic.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timkawakami\/status\/1391831819985723392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cKaepernick last played in 2016, but for some of you that\u2019s been too long. Tim Tebow last played in 2012 but \u2018he\u2019s going to work hard.\u2019 Ok,\u201d tweeted Andrew Clay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.266666666667\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kaepernick last played in 2016, but for some of you that&#8217;s been too long.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Tebow last played in 2012 but &#8220;he&#8217;s going to work hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ok.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Clay (@AndrewClayTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewClayTV\/status\/1391878557069160451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cColin Kaepernick since Tim Tebow last played in an NFL regular season game? 12,209 yards, 70 TD, 27 INT. * Road wins over Packers and Panthers in the playoffs. Kap has not played since 2016,\u201d tweeted Vincent Frank.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.714285714286\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colin Kaepernick since Tim Tebow last played in an NFL regular season game? 12,209 yards, 70 TD, 27 INT. <\/p>\n<p>* Road wins over Packers and Panthers in the playoffs. <\/p>\n<p>Kap has not played since 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FFToubPuw0\">pic.twitter.com\/FFToubPuw0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vincent Frank (@VincentFrankNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VincentFrankNFL\/status\/1391862492188446722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Back in 2016, Kaepernick launched a protest movement when he said that America has been allowing cops to \u201cmurder\u201d black people and demanded that police officers undergo further training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople of color have been targeted by police,\u201d Kaepernick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/colin-kaepernicks-practice-socks-pig-cops-hat-james-barrett\">said<\/a>. \u201cSo that\u2019s a large part of it, and they\u2019re government officials. They are put in place by the government. So that\u2019s something that this country has to change. There\u2019s things we can do to hold them more accountable. Make those standards higher. You have people that practice law and are lawyers and go to school for eight years, but you can become a cop in six months and don\u2019t have to have the same amount of training as a cosmetologist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the violent protests and riots in response to George Floyd\u2019s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, Colin Kaepernick seemed to oppose civil protests, arguing that civility \u201cleads to death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction,\u201d Kaepernick tweeted. \u201cThe cries for peace will rain down, and when they do, they will land on deaf ears, because your violence has brought this resistance. We have the right to fight back!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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