An Open Letter to Kaepernick

Dear Mr. Kaepernick,

Let me start by reminding you that you are in the fortunate position of playing a game for a living. You do not work a regular job, you get lots of time off (and even more so with your recent on-field performance), and are paid handsomely for throwing a ball to people who get hit when they catch it. As a quarterback, you are also offered more protection than the rest of your teammates, and likely make more money than they do.  Make no mistake kid, you have a pretty easy job when compared to other members of your team.......

Next, let's talk about your performance.....or more appropriately, lack of it in the past several seasons.  The argument I would expect you to make is that you took your team to the Super Bowl in 2012.  I will remind you that you came in to replace a player who suffered a concussion.....and then you failed in the Super Bowl on the biggest stage of all, against an aging Baltimore defense.  You failed.  So, to be fair, let's examine the following season, in which you were beaten by a superior team from Seattle.  You failed again.  Your only job is to win games, and you seem to lose the big ones.  By definition, this makes you a failure at what you would call a "job."

There are many folks who are not as fortunate as you, and are paid substantially less for legitimate forms of employment.  While I understand the importance of supply and demand in setting wages, you should consider yourself grateful that you are paid as much as you are.....in my opinion, you are substantially overpaid for being a failure.  If you had 4 rings like Tom Brady, then it is a different story.....but you don't, so you are not even in the same conversation.

Finally, let's talk about your most recent nonsense of refusing to stand for the National Anthem of the United States.  I will agree that as an American, you are entitled to your opinions and freedom of expression, the same as I am with my blog and my criticism of you.  However, as a public figure, you are also entitled to the backlash of criticism you will get for your actions.  You have succeeded in insulting all American citizens, let alone those who have served in uniform and those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for this nation that has given you so much.  If you really feel the National Anthem is supporting a nation of those who "oppress the colored," feel free to leave your game check with the charity of your choosing......If you really want to change things, put your money where your mouth is.  What you are doing right now is the behavior I would expect from a two-year old having a tantrum.

In conclusion, you are an overpaid failure, you have insulted the entire country with your childish behavior, and your moment of time in the spotlight for your tantrum is over.