Is The NFL Colluding Against Kaepernick?

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Published August 8, 2017 at 10:06 AM EDT

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick is not yet signed with an NFL team 鈥� potentially as the result of his high-profile protest.

With guest host John Donvan.

NFL pre-season is halfway over and Colin Kaepernick still hasn鈥檛 been signed to a team.

Baltimore and Miami both passed on the quarterback, who gained attention outside of sports circles when .

Now, the fact that Kaepernick remains without a team about coaches鈥� and owners鈥� motives. , William C. Rhoden called the situation 鈥渁 disgrace.鈥�

Kaepernick鈥檚 unemployment has been explained away 鈥� and, in some corners, justified 鈥� as a reaction to his political protests beginning last fall when he and others knelt during the playing of the national anthem.

But the issue here is not one player鈥檚 politics; it鈥檚 possible collusion among 32 NFL owners. Collusion, not politics, is what the players and the players鈥� association should vehemently be pushing back against.

Are NFL teams too afraid to take on an ?

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