Former NFL star Shawne Merriman said Friday Antonio Brown’s rant about Colin Kaepernick wasn’t far off.
"He makes some valid points about Colin Kaepernick, saying that, you know, he took the money from the NFL. The settlement. The Nike commercials — all these things," the former linebacker said.
"Well, I think a lot of people think that way about all the other stuff that Colin Kaepernick has going on, and his opportunities that he's had to get back in the NFL, and just hasn't." San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman against the Baltimore Ravens Oct. 1, 2006, in Baltimore."We get the message. But people aren't trying to listen to the messenger," Merriman said."If you listen to what he said, he actually made a couple valid points in there."
Kaepernick started a firestorm during the 2016 season when he knelt during the national anthem to protest racial and social injustice. He was gone after the season and failed to sign with another team. He accused NFL owners of collaborating to keep him out of the league.
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