{"id":496455,"date":"2021-05-11T13:36:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T17:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=496455"},"modified":"2021-05-11T13:36:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T17:36:31","slug":"white-privilege-nfl-players-and-reporters-express-anger-over-tebows-return-say-kaepernick-should-be-signed-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-privilege-nfl-players-and-reporters-express-anger-over-tebows-return-say-kaepernick-should-be-signed-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018White Privilege\u2019: NFL Players And Reporters Express Anger Over Tebow\u2019s Return, Say Kaepernick Should Be Signed Instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fwhite-privilege-nfl-players-and-reporters-express-anger-over-tebows-return-say-kaepernick-should-be-signed-instead%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=496455&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\/GettyImages-618397140.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>The reaction from many on the Left to Tim Tebow\u2019s reported contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars was exactly as you\u2019d expect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ian Rapaport of NFL Network reported Monday that Tebow will be signing a one-year deal with the Jaguars later this week or next, and will be reunited with his college coach Urban Meyer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While many are excited to see the return of \u201cTebow Time\u201d to the NFL \u2014 he hasn\u2019t played in a regular season game since 2012 \u2014 it was clear that some NFL players were not thrilled, and multiple stars publicly implying race may have played a factor in the signing<\/span><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dez Bryant, who was out of the league in 2018 and 2019 before signing with the Baltimore Ravens in 2020, voiced his concerns over the signing on Twitter on Monday. It doesn\u2019t take much to read between the lines on where Bryant is going with this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So Tebow haven\u2019t played an NFL game in damn near a decade and it\u2019s that simple&#8230;no hate but you got to be kidding me<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DezBryant\/status\/1391924707348336641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Bryant, after receiving backlash on Twitter for his original tweet, elaborated on his stance, tying in Colin Kaepernick. For those who need a refresher, the widely accepted narrative on the Left and in sports media, is that Kaepernick has been denied a spot in the NFL since 2016 due to his social justice activism, most notably his insistence on kneeling during the National Anthem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cRegarding my last post\u2026 I knew it would cause controversy and that was just to get your attention\u2026.. this is not a slight at Tebow. I\u2019m happy for Tebow and want to see everyone succeed\u2026 I am saying to wake up and see what goes on and take care of yours\u2026 Pay ATTENTION to what goes around US and look deeper in between the lines\u2026 This is why I preach unity in black society and taking care of US ..lifting each other up\u2026It\u2019s more than getting together and running routes and casually linking up its about truly connecting to build and create. Controlling what we can control and building our community\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bryant appears to imply in his message that white players are given special opportunities due to their connections and \u2014 among other things \u2014 their skin color.<\/p>\n<p><span>Bryant \u2014 a former all-pro receiver \u2014 is the biggest athlete to speak out on the signing, but he certainly hasn\u2019t been the only one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Steelers Linebacker Devin Bush was incredulous that Tebow was signed before Kaepernick, saying he was now looking forward to playing the Jaguars.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2615384615385\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02Tebow got a job before kaepernick. Wait til we play Jacksonville\ud83d\udca4\ud83d\udca4\ud83d\udca4\ud83d\udca4<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Devin Bush ll (@_Dbush11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_Dbush11\/status\/1392137262431932416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Adwale Ogunleye, an 11-year NFL veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aotheprince93\/status\/1392120833930366981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">said<\/a> the signing \u201cis an insult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>As expected, the Leftist sports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/progressives-upset-tim-tebow-possibly-about-to-be-signed-but-not-colin-kaepernick\">media<\/a> also got in on the action.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Howard Bryant, a senior writer for ESPN, said Tebow\u2019s signing was the result of white privilege, claiming \u201che has not earned the right to be signed to an NFL roster.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.736111111111\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And for people who refuse to confront maddening academic terms like \u201cprivilege\u201d and \u201cbenefit\u201d and \u201csystems,\u201d Tim Tebow is benefiting in real time from this entire dynamic. If we can generally agree he has not earned the right to be signed to an NFL roster, why accept that he has? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dgxqioVYS6\">https:\/\/t.co\/dgxqioVYS6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Full Dissident (@hbryant42) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hbryant42\/status\/1392144093149552644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another reporter for Bleacher report implied the same.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.183266932271\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tim Tebow has gotten to fail at being an NFL QB, a minor league baseball player and an NFL TE\u2014at age 33 despite never playing the position<\/p>\n<p>And YET \u2026 I don\u2019t even gotta say it <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HbDwPS4PEs\">pic.twitter.com\/HbDwPS4PEs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jtylerconway\/status\/1391851271880126466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <a href=\"mailto:Sports@dailywire.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sports@dailywire.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reaction from many on the Left to Tim Tebow\u2019s reported contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars was exactly as you\u2019d expect.\u00a0Ian Rapaport of NFL Network reported Monday that Tebow will &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277805,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-618397140.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018White Privilege\u2019: NFL Players And Reporters Express Anger Over Tebow\u2019s Return, Say Kaepernick Should Be Signed Instead","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-496455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-618397140.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018White Privilege\u2019: NFL Players And Reporters Express Anger Over Tebow\u2019s Return, Say Kaepernick Should Be Signed Instead","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}