Stephen A. Smith does not believe Colin Kaepernick will ever play in the NFL again 

That workout sealed his fate with the NFL

Why would any company hire you after you sue them

I’ve never agreed with an entire Stephen A take but I do today

He called the NFL slavery, now he's begging to be a slave again.

He only braught attention to those issues because he was on the bench. He wasn’t doing any kneeling or fighting for this “injustice”, when he was a starter. It’s worth pointing out.

Honestly I actually agree with Stephen A on this .

Kap sued the NFL, the league held a workout for him in 2019, he declined. He also compared the nfl draft to slavery. Now there are so many black qbs in the league. As far as I’m concerned SAS, the NFL doesn’t him owe him squat.

He just wants to keep his name in the headlines. He does this every time a quarterback goes down. If I sued my job and won and then asked for my job back they would think I was crazy.

Why doesn’t he play in the XFL or CFL??

That dude does not want to play football. He wants to be a Martyr. The letter was comical. He put references at rhe end, as if the NY Jets don't know his resume.

You know what crazy is back in the day when Stephen A was saying this you had black folks like T.O saying he wasn't black and now all of a sudden more and more people are starting to agree with him. Funny how as time goes on the truth always comes to the light.

He should’ve went to the NFL workout session. He did that to himself. 😂😂😂

KAEP needs to HANG IT UP. Its been TOO long now bro.

This is the sad truth, not a single wrong word spoken by Stephen A. Further proof that Kaepernick doesn't want to play football bad enough - why is he writing the Jets to be on their practice squad, but not knocking on the door of every XFL / USFL team? They would LOVE to have him. Alas, he is writing letters he knows won't get answered.

SAS leaving out the fact the waiver was sent 2 days before the tryout not giving Kap enough time to look it over. They asked for more time to look it over the NFL said no this was while NOT after the lawsuit was happened. Which is why the tryout was moved to a highschool.

*Meanwhile in REALITY, AUTO WORKERS, SCREENWRITERS, ACTORS, UPS, AMAZON, ETC ALL OF THEIR WORKERS HAVE BEEN ON STRIKES AND SUED, YET NO ONE SAYS THEY ARE WRONG!*

Colin needs to infiltrate the NFL teams and free the players stuck in the Matrix.

I really do not see anything wrong with Colin practicing with the Jets. Besides with their record they need the help it’s not going to hurt them it’s just practice let Colin touch that ball 🏈 one more time it’s practice!

Laura Ingraham : just shutupandplay Stephen a smith : just shutupandplay

Stephen A still doesn’t understand that the league was using him as a pawn so they could win in the court of public opinion. If it was legitimately true that he would have to throw the ball in the stands to not get signed that means there was no point in having a workout to begin with. Whatever team that said that could’ve signed him before or after that workout with no problem. It’s not a coincidence that they told him to report that. That whole workout was about getting him to sign his rights to liability against them away and if you believe anything otherwise you’re fooling yourself

I 100% agree with Stephen A on this one

He knows he’s not going to play again,but by him keep trying he’s making sure no one ever forgets what happened to him

Nobody with a brain would have signed that waiver. And they tried to slide it in at the 11th hour

Don’t forget he wore socks that showed cops as pigs

I actually hope they call his bluff so we can see what he does to sabotage it so he can play victim again. I don’t believe he has any real intentions on playing but this keeps him “relevant” and can further his cause of being a martyr.

I think he absolutely got a raw deal initially, but at this point it’s too late from a football standpoint. This man hasn’t played in a LONG time. Unless he’s so,e sort of freak athlete, there’s no way he would be able to play meaningful ball for anyone at this point. Let the football thing die and stick to activism if that’s what’s in your heart.

You cant compare working for an employer to slavery, sue them, and then try to go back, like its all good.

Jay z don’t have no damn power all he doing is picking who play for halftime that man is no mover or shaker amongst owners

And y’all was hating on SAS this whole time for WHAT? for speaking the TRUTH? When did it become A CRIME to speak the TRUTH? 😂

Yea it's a shame since he was only fighting for what's right ....that's why TRUTH and justice don't exist anywhere in America

It’s actions like this that make me think he wasn’t kneeling for anyone else but himself. He’s a narcissist who wants all the attention and he couldn’t get it on the bench. If he truly believed in what he was standing up for and comparing the nfl to slavery, then why would he want to go back? It doesn’t make sense. He just wants to be in the spotlight and he knows it’s fading

He's leaving out Colin calling NFL players slaves to white slave masters on Netflix.

Why is end racism still on the football Fields,, are they talking about black and white or rich and poor?? I'm confused,,

Stephen you played a huge part as to why he doesn’t have a job!!!!! #Maxisblackerthanyou!!!

Colin said the nfl was a slave plantation, and turns around wanting to come back on the same plantation, and is now desperate to being on the plantation practice squad 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Good to hear from you again bro. Smith 😮

Jerry jones kneeled with the whole cowboys team and nobody said nothing Jerry jones got a photo of him not letting black ppl in school during desegregation..that’s America’s team tho…

Kaepernick sealed his own fate by not showing up to that workout. He just got too big for his britches and should have been a little more humble and wise.

Lmao what did i just hear!? So NFL owners is the reason Trump became president 😂 that is lowkey legendary.

Man please -- Kaepernick protested for a new contract. Idc what anybody says. That is the truth.

People forget he started the whole kneeling thing by accident. He sat away from the team and coach during the national anthem that first game being benched to Gabert.

Why won’t he just play for the XFL? Show he can ball an they’ll do it. Why hasn’t he done that?

This is why Max is more black

You are being hypocritical. How can you sit there and talk like that when you know that his legal team advice him not to sign the waiver due to concerns about the wording.

Spitting facts with nonsense. What a strange world some people live in.

Seen this comin, and I love it😂😂

T.O. Was right

Kapernick literally challenged the NFL and owners with racial police’s and WON! These powerful people always remember. Cold game.

I concur. One’s choices have consequences.

Some people make a living USING THE VICTIME CARD....My kings we have to do better!!!!

Blackballed ”unfairly blackballed, unjustifiably blackballed” he violated no laws, violated no league by-laws”…Stephen A did Ja break any laws? Did Ja violate any league by-laws flashing a gun on his instagram, he did not but damaged the brand of the league. Kaep tarnished the brand of the NFL especially to NFL fans that have no interest in politics or external affairs. When you do that it’s not in the best interests of the league to have him around.

Let's be real now. It's too late anyways.

T.O. Owes Stephen an Apology ‼️🤯🤣

I was gonna say. Whatever you think about the anthem stuff is beside the point. That shouldn't have affected his employment. But when he pulled that stunt with the workout and basically ghosted 26 teams, he lost the high ground. If Kaep never plays again, the NFL is 100% justified in saying "No, we're DONE with this."

I respect his point of view

My question is what happened to the other two guys that kneeled with him. Never heard anything about them.

Yea just move on bro. Try the XFL instead and be the face of that league

When he kneeled because he was on the bench. And I disagree… the only people disenfranchised are those who vote for democrats or those who choose to be victims.

Stephen, he didn’t show up to that workout because he never intended to play again. He didn’t want to put in the work.

stephen snake smith is the king of telling the world what someone told him in private.

I have no respect for Kap. Espn turned off a lot of people for gas lighting the dude. Most of us saw through his bullshit.

I'm a huge, life long Niners and Kaepernick fan and sadly SAS is bang on this. Even I was so confused when he pulled the last minute try out maneuver stunt. I was like bruh, what are you doing. 😔

Nah he was “black balled” because he was a liability. He chose to protest an issue that actually wasn’t an issue at all in 2016, and hasn’t been for several decades - then he chose to do it in a very disrespectful way, and did so on the time and dime of his employer. Any of us with normal jobs would have been in the unemployment line as well.

Dude was slightly above average at his peak...anyone who thinks he could still play should be tested.😂

Colin would have never kneeled if he was a star player. He was benched. He was nothing then. He needs to be in the limelight. What has he done for the black community?

What?!? Kaepernick took the HUSH MONEY from the NFL....its over for dude. This man doesn't even speak for himself, and I can't get behind that. Everything he says comes via 3rd part. Moreover, you've been out of the league for damn near a decade... moving on

Back up from the mic screaming like that lol

The only thing I can think of is that he’s run out of money and is trying to keep up his lifestyle by playing professionally again. I have no idea why you would want to work for a company that you called racist, sued, and got a settlement from.

He's at the top of Americas most hated list!

He knew he couldn’t last in the NFL so he took a knee. He had no right to disrespect the flag. He disrespected our National Anthem. You say he’s been blackballed. Boo Hoo. He played you.

INcorrect!!! (Max Kellerman voice) 😂

Don’t forget…he also called the NFL modern day slave owners in a Netflix docuseries… If I were the NFL, I wouldn’t consider bringing him back. It is a major distraction and insult to the organizations involved that he put up that nonsense…no thanks

He's never going to play again. If he truly wants to play football again, go to the XFL, CFL, etc. do something to show you are willing to play football. He killed his career for a VERY worthy cause, racial oppression is a serious problem and he did that for the people. That being said, his career in the NFL is over.

*Terrell Owens has entered the chat*

why is this guy still news? it's hard enough to keep my interest in the NFL these days. the hell with CK

Talcum X does not want to play football. He opted out, played the victim, settled and got paid. Period. He was not blackballed. If he was, he wouldn't have gotten the try out. If he really wanted to play he would have gone to Canada or overseas. Stop the Kap!

It would take a festivus miracle for Kap to get back in the NFL

Listening to this take makes Stephen A sound so hypocritical. A guy who is always about getting his money. An NFL journalist came on his show and told you the waiver was scripted differently. So why should Colin sign it?!?! Secondly, he sued NFL because of exactly what is going on right now. He had hindsight of the NFL owners style of thinking. I don't know why Stephen A keeps spreading misinformation. And it is irritating reading people's comments, especially minorities, say "why return to a job that you said is like slavery". Y'all go back to work after claiming racist abuse. Did y'all forget NFL is also a job? And the NFL is Colin's passion and racist owners tried to take it away from him for standing for the right purpose. NFL is not like a career that can be easily transitioned into something else. Just ask the retired players.

The game has past him by.

Damn I was trading hotwheels when he took his last snap XD

True. Kap became inflexible and you can’t be that way when you’re looking for someone or entity to give you an opportunity.

Steve is actually correct ...

Skuidward gone fk up....😂

@SAS Would you have signed that waiver?

I knew this after his workout.

Why would he? Even if he showed up to the NFL's workout they had set up for him, a team still has to see value in him. Every year there are young QBs coming out of college. Some are much better, some are a little better, and some are of the same talent as Colin. What is absolutely true is they will all cost less than Colin will ask for. Colin does not hold any value greater than any young QB coming out of college each year. Sure, he has played in the NFL but that experience is erased in the mind of coaches when a player has been away that long.

We need Max2come tell u about that waiver again smh

This the type of shit TO was talking about

I just think at this point too much time has elapsed to where his skills are not up to par

Didn’t he lose his job to Blaine Gabbert and then was sitting on the bench the first time during anthem and then after that started kneeling? Lol

only 49ers fans know that he fell off, he got benched for Blaine Gabbert

Stephen A be lying 😂😂😂😂

he can’t be any worse than Zac Wilson, hell give Cam Newton a tryout too

p.s. Hidden fact. Kaepernick wanted transparency (thus the video cameras for his workout with his own additional cameras for accurate narrative). Another thing new workout location was in route to the Airport so the 26 teams and members who went to the ATL stadium would have to pass by Kaepernick working out in route to the Airport. The workout by the NFL came with bad blood and mistrust that was bitter put yourself in his shoes if that is even possible. He flew to ATL for the workout he doesn't live in ATL so yes he was/is serious about an opportunity.

This was a real take. It’s just damn he waited 7 years. WE waited. Hell Nah we don’t believe anymore. We waited for you and be came convinced you were never coming back. Now we don’t gaf

How about that commercial Mr. K?

Dudes last game was January 1, 2017...what are we even talking about? He went 2 and 14 that year...if it had been 14 and 2 every team in the league would have signed him...your only worth what your worth, if you can win teams will overlook alot...if not then any little distraction just isn't worth it.

*Of course he'll never play in the NFL again because people like you and Charlamayne The Charge have been screaming for years "He needs to move on" as black men*

He bit the hand that fed him

I agree with SA