"Will Colin Kaepernick ever play in the NFL again?"

Well, folks, this is certainly a very touchy issue for many...

First thing first, allow me to state that originally I disagreed with the kneeling during the anthem, like many did and still do, but I have somewhat changed my stance overall about it.

I thought it was very disrespectful that Kaepernick and other players were kneeling during the anthem, however, upon learning that it was recommended that he do so by a Green Beret, I view it a bit differently now. Though I still don't completely approve of the method, I certainly approve of the why it's being done.

Through the politics of it, which the president NEVER should've have involved in it in my opinion, people have obviously lost focus of the point of it all.

But let's stick to the football part of it, shall we?

The uproar that has taken place, and continues to take place, is way overblown in my opinion. Everybody has a right to their opinion, but let's dissect this further than the emotions that exist about it...

From a pure business standpoint, NFL-wise, I'd say that Kaepernick being signed at this point is a ship that has sailed. Though he has put up some big numbers from time-to-time, and has had a few solid seasons, he is not a stellar QB.

Fun to watch, but not a Super Bowl quality QB like some people make him out to be.

Allow me to point out that he did well when he had a fleet of WRs, arguably the best defense in the NFL, and an amazing coach in Jim Harbaugh, who scouted him in college at Nevada and had his sights on him because he fit the scheme that the 49ers were running at the time. Since the departure and retirement of the majority of those players and the coach, not much success has been had by CK.

People can say you need players to surround him so he can be successful, and that's true, but that doesn't make him as valuable of a QB as people would like to think he is. If he needs a stacked deck to be a winner, well, that's asking a lot.

He is a financial liability for any franchise, let me explain...

He's holding to his market value from his last contract, as he should, but the longer he sits the more it drops. Unless he agrees to drop his signing value it'll only be more difficult to get a job, anywhere.

That's simply business.

If a team signed him they would experience a major turn of fan base alone, not to mention a major drop in ticket sales, concession sales, etc. and there would most likely be protesters in front of the stadium every game, and the social media reaction could be extremely detrimental.

No business owner on the planet wants that to happen to their business.

From a realistic standpoint, there are far too many variables that are currently and will continue to block the opportunities he may have, that's reality.

I enjoy watching CK play, and I feel it's a shame that he can't for the reasons why he can't, but the NFL is still a business first and the franchise owners have to make decisions that benefit and protect their business. So after all that's happened, it's not likely that CK will play again in the NFL.

He is now suing the NFL for collusion, so I'd say he signed his own career death warrant by doing that, and there is nobody to blame for that but himself. I understand why, but he had to be advised of the potential consequences of that action by the NFLPA(National Football League Players Association) attorneys as well as his own.

Maybe he'll get a chance, maybe he won't, either way it's a business first and the fans are the catalyst that makes that business run. So unless something happens that changes the circumstances, I personally don't see him being in a NFL uniform again.

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"United States Men's soccer isn't very 'UNITED'..."

Well, the USMNT(United States Men's National Team) will NOT be competing in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

I, like many Americans that are fans of soccer, am extremely disappointed in the performance, or lack thereof, by the men's team in the World Cup 2018 Qualifiers.

From top to bottom, the USMNT needs to be overhauled if it expects to be successful in the future.

In 2014, at the World Cup in Brazil, the USMNT made it out of the Group rounds among the likes of Germany, Portugal, and Ghana, into the Round of 16 and was one blown goal attempt away against Belgium from facing Lionel Messi and Argentina in the 2nd round. Which was much more than anybody expected, anywhere on the planet, literally. I was very proud of the guys and was excited for the future of the USMNT.

After the poor performance in the 2018 Qualifiers many United States soccer fans are enraged, understandingly so, that we will not be in the World Cup next year, myself included.

Since the birth of MLS(Major League Soccer) in 1995-96 American soccer has flourished and grown rather greatly in fan base and talent. The United States now has some very talented young players as well as veteran players that keeps USMNT fans optimistic about the future, but in the World Cup Qualifiers their performance was lackluster in many ways.

Sadly, the veteran and young talent will not be on display for the world to see in 2018 and they will not be able to show how far men's soccer has come for the United States.

There's not really much to say about it that's positive.

I hope that the people in charge of the inner workings of the USMNT will take the necessary steps to bring USA men's soccer to the level of global competition that people feel it should be. I really miss the days when guys like Alexi Lalas, Marcelo Balboa, Eddie Johnson, and Eric Wynalda played, as I'm sure many U.S. soccer fans do as well.

I will always support the USMNT, but they need to do some serious work to prevent this type of embarrassment from happening again.

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"OKAY, I'M BACK!"

Hello sports fans!

I have not blogged for quite some time, years actually, and I'll explain why really quick for my return blog...

When I started this blog I was living in Seattle, WA and I promoted my blog on social media, naturally, and I used the hashtags:

#ESPN, #ESPN2, #FirstTake, #AroundTheHorn, #OutsideTheLines, and a few others that are ALL affiliated with ESPN channels and/or shows.

I wanted to do stories about topics that nobody else was talking about at the time and I felt I had done well in selecting those topics.

I posted a blog about Lance Armstrong titled "Fall From Grace" and a couple days later an ESPN show did pretty the much the exact same topic.

I posted a blog about the WNBA(Women's National Basketball Association) and a couple days later an ESPN show did a segment on the same thing.

Then I posted a blog about Victor Cruz, a NFL player, being the second-coming of Jerry Rice, and a couple days later, you guessed it, an ESPN show did a segment about the same.

I saw a trend developing so I decided not to blog considering my blog content was literally being shoplifted by ESPN.

I know that sounds like a load of crap, but check the dates, trust me, I have absolutely no reason to make this up, nor am I looking for any sort of retribution or whatever because of that.

Now I have decided to return and I'll be posting a blog a few times a week and promoting them on social media, but now I have developed more of a following on social media through my stand-up comedy, so I have a feeling it'll be a better run this time around.

Don't let the title fool you, I'm a die hard Beantown sports fan, but I will be blogging about any and all sports topics.

I hope you enjoy my blogs and I thank you for taking the time to check it out.

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