I am shocked that there are still Colin Kaepernick fans out there who are passionate enough to “fight” for him.
You’d think after all he’s done to prove that he’s nothing more than a self-serving stunt artist that people would have abandoned him.
But that’s not the case – a core group of his fans had a major meltdown after they noticed an update on Kaepernick’s status.
It turns out that NFL.com changed Kapernick’s profile and listed him as “retired.”
This move caused a major uproar with Kapernick’s remaining “fan base.”
Breitbart reported that On Friday, fans began to notice the status change on Kaepernick’s statistics page. In short order, fans and other Kaepernick supporters kicked up a fuss on social media over the change because the national anthem protesting player has never officially said he is retired. Sometime over the next 24 hours, NFL.com made another change to the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback’s status. Now he is marked as “UFA,” meaning he is an Unrestricted Free Agent.
Kaepernick’s girlfriend Nessa, a Muslim activist and radio host thanked supporters for demanding that the website drop the “retired” designation.
Thank you to everyone who held the @NFL accountable for falsely reporting that Colin “retired” on their website. They heard you loud & clear bc the NFL put the accurate description that @Kaepernick7 is a Unrestricted Free Agent (UFA). Tell them to stop denying him employment. pic.twitter.com/klK7a6qRTY
— NESSA (@nessnitty) May 23, 2020
It’s doubtful that Kaepernick will ever claim that he’s retired. He’s still claiming that he’s ready to re-launch his football career.
It really doesn’t matter if his profile says “unrestricted free agent” or “Retired,” because Kaepernick will likely never play in the NFL again.
This piece was written by Missy Crane on May 25, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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