In his coming-of-age Netflix series, 'Colin in Black & White,' Colin Kaepernick compares NFL's draft process to modern-day slavery.
"Slaves had NO choice whereas all these men FROM ALL RACES AND CULTURE BACKGROUNDS chose to go to the combine for a chance at becoming pro and make millions," one Twitter userRep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, who played in the NFL in the 1970s and '80s, voiced his own disdain for the scene.
"How dare @Kaepernick7 compare the evil endured by so many of our ancestors to a bunch of millionaires who CHOSE to play game," Owens, who is Black, tweeted.for having a majority of players who identify as Black but few Black head coaches and general managers. Kaepernick was a second-round draft pick in 2011 and helped lead the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2013, establishing himself as one of the league's most dynamic quarterbacks.to quietly protest racial injustice and police brutality in the United States. His decision set off a wave of similar demonstrations by other players and by athletes in other sports, and kicked off a larger discussion about racial inequities in American society.
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