Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, has been in the news lately for sitting or kneeling during the national anthem. Those who want to defend him say that he is merely exercising his right to free speech. Not exactly. The 49ers hired him to throw a football and help win games, not make political statements. If he wants to make a political statement, he should do it on his time. Freedom of speech gives me the opportunity to write this blog but my employer would be rightly upset if I was doing so while at work. Sports is supposed to be an escape from the stresses of daily life, not another platform for political grandstanding. There is no question that Kaepernick could offer his insights on the ills of America on some talk show or another. If the NFL is going to deny the Dallas Cowboys the 'free speech' to honor the recently slain Dallas police officers, it is unacceptable that it would not similarly limit Kaepernick. Well, unless the NFL has a bias. Does it?
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