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Fan Petition Demanding An NFL Team Sign Kaepernick Gains Over 94,000 Signatures

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The Associated Press

by WARNER TODD HUSTON8 Aug 2017489

A Change.org petition warning the NFL to sign quarterback Colin Kaepernick or face a boycott has already gained over 94,000 signatures.

The petition, which seeks 150,000 signatures, likens Kaepernick to Muhammad Ali and praises the former San Francisco 49er for making the conversation about “racial/police brutality” a “front-page” issue.

The petition also charges that the NFL has blackballed Kaepernick for his attempts to raise the issue of race.

Petitioners find the refusal to sign Kaepernick, telling.

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“This shows that the NFL Owners are not willing to bring Kaepernick into their team because — according to many fans — he is a ‘distraction.’ A man who protested because of injustices towards people of color is pretty much blackballed in a league that is 70% Black,” the petition says.

The petition also claims that the Kaepernick episode proves that the NFL doesn’t care about their black players.

“[T]his situation really shines a light on how much the NFL really cares about its Black athletes. It’s pretty much: Play for us, entertain us, make us money, and shut up,” it reads.

The petition urges supporters to boycott the NFL. It asks for fans to stop watching games, refuse to post social media comments about football, and stop going to stadiums to see games in person. The petition also demands that supporters refrain from buying any NFL merchandise unless Kaepernick finds a new team.

As to any actual threat to the NFL, there is no way to ascertain what number of those who have already signed the petition are actually NFL fans. Making the potential effectiveness of the proposed boycott hard to determine.

The petition notes that after reaching a 100,000-signature goal, it will be sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and to each team owner.

Finally, a list of up to 32 players and organizations have allegedly endorsed the petition.

Thus far that list includes:

  • Bill Bidwill – Arizona Cardinals
  • Arthur Blank – Atlanta Falcons
  • Steve Bisciotti – Baltimore Ravens
  • Kim & Terry Pegula – Buffalo Bills
  • Jerry Richardson – Carolina Panthers
  • Virginia Halas McCaskey – Chicago Bears
  • Mike Brown – Cincinnati Bengals
  • Jimmy Haslam – Cleveland Browns
  • Jerry Jones – Dallas Cowboys
  • Pat Bowlen – Denver Broncos
  • Martha Ford – Detroit Lions
  • Green Bay Packers, Inc. – Green Bay Packers
  • Robert C. McNair – Houston Texans
  • Jim Irsay – Indianapolis Colts
  • Shahid Khan – Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Clark Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs
  • Alex Spanos – L.A. Chargers
  • Stan Kroenke – L.A. Rams
  • Stephen M. Ross – Miami Dolphins
  • Zygi Wilf – Minnesota Vikings
  • Robert Kraft – New England Patriots
  • Tom Benson – New Orleans Saints
  • John Mara & Steve Tisch – New York Giants
  • Robert Wood Johnson IV – New York Jets
  • Mark Davis – Oakland Raiders
  • Jeffrey Lurie – Philadelphia Eagles
  • Art Rooney II – Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Jed York – San Fransisco 49ers
  • Paul Allen – Seattle Seahawks
  • The Glazers & Darcie Kassewitz – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Susie Smith, Amy Strunk, Susan Lewis Barclay & Kenneth Adams IV – Tennessee Titans
  • Dan Snyder – Washington Redskins

Follow Warner Todd Huston on Twitter @warnerthuston or email the author at igcolonel@hotmail.com.



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If these folks have endorsed the petition, why arent they signing him?

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No thanks.

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I wonder if those who signed are really NFL fans or activists?

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I roll my eyes whenever I hear of a petition being circulated. So stupid. It's not as though they are worth anything or force any group to do something.

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He needs to go away.

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He needs to be deported.

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Teams don't want him because he's a distraction from the game.

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He needs to be deported.

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He is reaping the harvest of what he has sown.

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It's got nothing to do with his protest and way more about the fact that he's a sucky quarterback.

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Tinydancer wrote:

It's got nothing to do with his protest and way more about the fact that he's a sucky quarterback.

  Yes he wasn't  very good which is another  reason why I seriously  doubt  that the petition  was signed by NFL  fans.  



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Tinydancer wrote:

It's got nothing to do with his protest and way more about the fact that he's a sucky quarterback.

You just made my day!  LOL 



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Glad I could oblige...lol

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LOL!

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When I saw the "Stand Up for Colin" sign, I about died laughing.

And, I can't find it to post it. Damn.

Politics is killing sports, all sports.

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I can't stand to watch ESPN. It's like a lot of gossip, politics, etc. How about talking about the GAME? How about putting on shows that explain basketball strategy and offenses and breaking the press, and playing the post etc? But, no it's constant baloney. The men on ESPN are like a bunch of little whiny beitches.

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

I can't stand to watch ESPN. It's like a lot of gossip, politics, etc. How about talking about the GAME? How about putting on shows that explain basketball strategy and offenses and breaking the press, and playing the post etc? But, no it's constant baloney. The men on ESPN are like a bunch of little whiny beitches.

 DH refuses to watch ESPN for exactly the reasons you stated. They really are killing themselves.



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Eh, it won't be long everyone will adjust their bra straps and get back to the game.

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There is more than one person on the team and I hate it when the commentators only talk about one or two people! I agree, he would be a distraction. And if all those people wont' watch football if he's not signed, oh well, they can go watch something else. I remember a couple of years ago DF was mad at the Nascar hosts because they kept an eye on the popular driver who was in the back of the field instead of talking about who was in the lead, or in second or third place. Even after the race was over they kept the cameras on the popular driver instead of the winner of the race.

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I think it's funny, there are a couple million football fans, and 94,000 people think their boycotting will matter.



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WHY would anyone want this LOSER on their team

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Sports teams are privately owned. Do people want others coming into their business telling them who they need to hire?

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Riding wrote:

WHY would anyone want this LOSER on their team

Comment of the day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 



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It's hard for some of them to admit that one of their own is jobless because he can't do his job not because he protested. It ALWAYS has to be about the color of his skin so I'm pretty sure they're the racists not those who won't hire this dink.

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Dink!!!!!!!!!!!!

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