Colin Kaepernick Is A Sellout According To Ex-NFLer Larry Johnson

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Kaepernick just won a settlement with the NFL.

Colin Kaepernick and Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid won big today when it was announced that both had reached a settlement agreement with the NFL in the midst of their lawsuits against the league. Kaepernick has been blackballed by the league and instead of going through a long drawn-out court case, both sides settled. While for some this is a big win, others believe Kaepernick is selling himself out. One of those people is former NFL running back Larry Johnson, who torched Kaepernick in an interview with TMZ Sports.

"If your backdrop is going to be the African American civil rights presence that it brought from the '60s and you're going to use that for your own causes, you don't sell out," Johnson said. "Now I don't know what activist ... Martin Luther King or Malcolm X ... I don't know what civil rights leader that you even saw or follow that made you even think that selling out to your oppressor or signing a deal with your oppressor was the way to go."


Johnson explained that Kaepernick should have gone all the way with the NFL and forced their hand. Had Kap won a lawsuit against the league, he would have been due even more money and it would have been a big win for players rights in the NFL.

What do you think of Kap's decision? Did he do the right thing?


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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