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Will Colin Kapernick Ever Play in the NFL Again?

How a pro-football “blackballing” works.

Dave Zirin

May 23, 2017

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.(Joe Nicholson / USA TODAY Sports)

This week we speak to the lead football scout for Bleacher Report, former football scribe at Sports Illustrated Doug Farrar. We talk about his extensive scouting of Colin Kaepernick as well as how a blackballing works in the NFL.

We also have an extended clap-back at Stephen A. Smith for his ugly remarks about Michael Bennett—plus, Bennett’s response.

Finally, I have some choice words about Robert Mueller’s appointment to investigate Donald Trump, by looking at his time overseeing the investigation of the NFL.

Doug Farrar Follow on Twitter: @BR_DougFarrar

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Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.


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