{"id":823222,"date":"2021-09-28T09:14:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=823222"},"modified":"2021-09-28T09:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:14:53","slug":"where-you-at-former-nfl-receiver-calls-out-colin-kaepernick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-you-at-former-nfl-receiver-calls-out-colin-kaepernick\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Where you at?\u2019: Former NFL Receiver Calls Out 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\">20<\/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%2Fwhere-you-at-former-nfl-receiver-calls-out-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=823222&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\/09\/GettyImages-1188797316.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Former NFL receiver Dez Bryant may not be currently making headlines on the football field, but that doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s staying out of the limelight.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On the latest episode of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X1_cCyyWhL4\">I Am An Athlete<\/a>\u201d podcast, Bryant joined former NFL players Brandon Marshall, Fred Taylor, Chad Johnson, and Channing Crowder.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In discussing his mother, as well as Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Bryant took a few minutes to discuss Colin <\/span><span>Kaepernick, implying that he hasn\u2019t helped those who he claims to stand for.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI respect Colin Kaepernick, but there\u2019s one thing I don\u2019t respect,\u201d Bryant said. \u201cAnd I said when I get the opportunity to get on the stage to say it, I would say it. And I love him to death, so there ain\u2019t no hate. But brother, you had the biggest opportunity in the world to create jobs, build jobs, give jobs to people. The people that you were talking about, that you were so-called standing up for, the people who stood beside you, the people who lost their jobs because of you. Where you at? I ain\u2019t heard from you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe brought the awareness. And that\u2019s why I respect him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When Marshall asked Bryant what the \u201ccall to action\u201d was from Kaepernick\u2019s message, Bryant said, \u201cThere wasn\u2019t one. There was no call to action.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.3973509933775\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DezBryant?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DezBryant<\/a> calls out Colin Kaepernick on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAMATHLETEpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IAMATHLETEpod<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1fEgRuK5To\">pic.twitter.com\/1fEgRuK5To<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sports Now with Darius &amp; Aiden (@SportsNow_DA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsNow_DA\/status\/1442527655308500993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since 2016 with the San Francisco 49ers, when he began kneeling during the national anthem before NFL games in order to protest social injustice and police brutality.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bryant\u2019s comments quickly went viral on Monday, upsetting those who view <span>Kaepernick as a hero of the social justice movement.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Former ESPN anchor and The Atlantic writer Jemele Hill jumped on social media to disagree with Bryant\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWith all due respect Dez Bryant,&nbsp;<\/span><span>this is uninformed,\u201d Hill wrote on Twitter. \u201cColin Kaepernick has created a publishing company, a SPAC that\u2019s raising $300M for social justice initiatives, a production company, etc. On top of founding the Know Your Rights Camp. I don\u2019t get the point of dragging his name.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.851123595506\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With all due respect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DezBryant?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DezBryant<\/a>, this is uninformed. Colin Kaepernick has created a publishing company, a SPAC that\u2019s raising $300M for social justice initiatives, a production company, etc. On top of founding the Know Your Rights Camp. I don\u2019t get the point of dragging his name. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rKt6GUlHmg\">https:\/\/t.co\/rKt6GUlHmg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jemelehill\/status\/1442557806830231557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Bryant also criticized Kaepernick in 2019, questioning the \u201caction behind the words\u201d in a Twitter post. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLeaders create opportunities for the people following them,\u201d Bryant wrote. \u201cYou cannot lead people without giving them proper direction. We have to be careful opening up a dialogue that resonates deeply with so many but have no preparation and\/or a solution behind it. Let\u2019s make aware the injustices but put more energy into finding the solutions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kaepernick7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Kaepernick7<\/a> \u2026 I\u2019m not against you I\u2019m with you.. I just want to see the change as well <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6cGW6If0wE\">pic.twitter.com\/6cGW6If0wE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DezBryant\/status\/1196961651645468672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since being out of the league, <span>Kaepernick has written a children\u2019s book about race. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/colin-kaepernick-to-publish-childrens-book-about-race-living-courageously-in-truth\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, \u201cI Color Myself Different\u201d \u2014 marketed by Kaepernick Publishing \u2014 will discuss the athlete\u2019s experiences as a black child adopted into a white family. The book is set to release in April 2022 with additional books to follow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis story is deeply personal to me and inspired by real events in my life. I hope that it honors the courage and bravery of young people everywhere by encouraging them to live with authenticity and purpose,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/colin-kaepernick-to-publish-childrens-book-about-race-living-courageously-in-truth\">added<\/a> Kaepernick. \u201cI hope that our books will inspire readers to walk through the world with confidence, strength, and truth in all they do.\u201d<\/p>\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&nbsp;<\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/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. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL receiver Dez Bryant may not be currently making headlines on the football field, but that doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s staying out of the limelight.\u00a0On the latest episode of the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-823222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823222","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=823222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823222\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}