Roger Goodell Says NFL Has ‘Moved On’ From Colin Kaepernick

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the Colin Kaepernick state of affairs throughout a press convention on the league conferences on Wednesday (December 11), calling the notorious exercise, a “credible” and “distinctive” alternative that Kaep selected to not take.

“It was a novel alternative, a reputable alternative,” Goodell mentioned. “He selected to not take it, and I perceive that.” Goodell added, the league has “moved on.”

It has been effectively documented that the NFL unexpectedly put collectively a exercise for Kaep, to happen on the Atlanta Falcons’ facility in November. 

As each side had been working to finalize the small print, communication broke down and Kaep and his workforce opted to carry his personal exercise at a highschool. 

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Either side didn’t belief one another from the very starting. 

Kaep’s camp believed the rushed nature and odd timing was a “PR stunt” and so they had no actual curiosity in offering a possibility. 

The NFL believed that Kaep and his camp weren’t concerned about making this about soccer however slightly a platform for the quarterback to proceed his protest of racial injustices and systematic oppression. 

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Following the exercise Kaep organized he aimed pointed feedback immediately on the NFL and Goodell, saying:

“Everyone knows why I got here out right here: to indicate you in the present day, in entrance of everyone, we have now nothing to cover,” he mentioned. “So we’re ready for the 32 homeowners, the 32 groups, Roger Goodell, all of them, to cease working. Cease working from the reality, cease working from the individuals.”

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For the reason that exercise Kaep has not obtained any curiosity from the groups that had been current. All 32 groups obtained the footage from the exercise, however he stays unemployed. 

Barring one thing miraculous, the feedback by Goodell on Wednesday appeared to have closed the matter.