Ex-NFL star Jack Brewer blasts Colin Kaepernick for comparing player draft to slavery
Jack Brewer, left, tore into Colin Kaepernick, right, for likening football drafts to slavery
Jack Brewer, left, tore into Colin Kaepernick, right, for likening football drafts to slavery Former NFL star Jack Brewer tore into Colin Kaepernick for likening a football draft to slavery, describing the latter as having "an anti-American spirit" and saying his Netflix special should be "illegal."
Kapernick, 33, had sparked outrage after comparing the NFL's player selection meeting to slavery in his new documentary 'Colin in Black & White.' One scene in the film showed players being paraded in front of coaches and scouts before showing them in shackles on an auction block. Brewer, who played for the Minnesota Vikings, the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Arizona Cardinals, said Kaepernick's comments were harmful to minorities.
"This new Colin Kaepernick doctrine that's penetrating the minds and hearts of so many of our under-served black kids is the single largest threat to black men in the United States of America," Brewer told Fox News. "Because right now, folks are thinking that they're victims are living in the most prosperous the most opportunity [sic] in any country in the world."
Kaepernick, who previously drew an average annual salary of $19 million, courted controversy in 2016 after he started kneeling when the US national anthem was played at league games. His signature protest was aimed at police brutality and racial injustice while he was playing as a Quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.
In his new Netflix special released on October 29, Kaepernick claims that coaches and scouts don't want players to understand that the NFL draft and training camp establishes an unequal "power dynamic." Walking through a staged practice field, he says, "Before they put you on the field, teams poke, prod, and examine you searching for any defect that might affect your performance," said Kaepernick, adding, "No boundary respect. No dignity left intact."
A line of black NFL prospects — all played by paid actors — are then seen walking by Kaepernick before appearing to turn into slaves for sale at an auction with shackles on as white slave owners place bids on them. Brewer, who is known for his support of former president Donald Trump, said the analogy was harmful to "vulnerable" black children — many of whom didn't have father figures and were behind on math proficiency.
The former NFL safety said Kaepernick ought to be promoting positivity to his malleable audience instead. "He doesn't have that spirit in him. He has an evil anti-American spirit. And it's sick and disgusting or think that even Netflix - someone that big and popular - would even put something out like that to penetrate the mind of these. It should be illegal," Brewer said. Social media was also inundated with criticism aimed at the controversial athlete as the clip from his Netflix special went viral.
"I always supported Kaepernick’s right to kneel… but I always felt like he was lying about the why. After watching his Netflix show, I don’t know if I dislike anyone more in all of sports. I don’t believe anything in the show, because he’s gone full Shaun King," comedian Josh Denny tweeted.
"Two weeks ago Kaepernick did an interview and claimed he trains every day in hopes of playing in the NFL. Literally, at the exact same time, he was filming a Netflix show where he says that being in the NFL is like being a slave. The guy is totally shameless. It's amazing to behold," conservative pundit Matt Walsh chimed in. "How dare @Kaepernick7 compare the evil endured by so many of our ancestors to a bunch of millionaires who CHOSE to play the game," Utah Rep Burgess Owens added.
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