That flash in the pan didn't last long

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So prior 49'ers quarterback Colon Copperdink has been sidelined by the NFL for about 3 years. He thinks he's ready to make his great debut and get back onto a team. He took it upon himself to schedule a tryout day where all the times could come and bow down in his honor.

The NFL, possibly thinking that Colon the great was going to come out, fake an injury and sue the NFL, wanted him to sign a waiver. One not too unlike the ones players have signed before. The NFL films department was going to document the whole thing then make the tapes available to all the teams. As if they were interested.

Everything was all set but then Copperdink, and hour before the event was to start, changed the location to a local high school football field and invited all the press to show up.

The event went off without any great hurdles. Well except for one. We haven't heard anything about any of the teams fighting each other to sign him.

Goodbye, again, Colon
 
I figured he changed fields so the press wouldn't find out which teams were interested.
 
My understanding is that he changed locations due to the protesters. We live less than 5 miles from the Falcons training facility which was the original location. Out of shear chance, I happened to ride by it on Saturday morning and there were 20+ people standing outside with signs. From what I could tell, most were in favor of him going back to where he came from...

Bennett
 
There were a few issues here. He changed the location about 30 minutes before it was set to start but the location was 50 miles away. But he had media folks there so apparently they knew about the venue change in time to get there. Additionally he wore a Kunta Kente shirt (Roots character). I get you fight for what you believe in but this was a job interview. I would not show up to a job interview advertising my beliefs. Do you think any hiring manager would hire someone that did? Especially with all the negative publicity surrounding him already?

Stephen A Smith has said he supports what Colin has done to bring attention to his cause but stated the other day he feels this was a publicity stunt and thinks he ruined any chance at ever playing in the NFL again. >
 
I agree with Smith.

My guess is that he plans on using the video that he recorded for a Nike campaign. That's where he makes his money now and fabricating that he is "ready to play" is a joke. He had already been benched by SF when he decided to become a free agent.

A lot of people went to bat for him to set up the tryout. If he didn't want protestors in his video......he should have stopped the kneeling, Kinta Kuta nonsense. The kneeling crap is just his trademark now and for the future.

I remember when the Ravens were willing to give him a chance and CK's girlfriend compared the Ravens owner to the slave owner in Django. It would seem that CK and his girlfriend monetize racism for their own benefit.
 
It seems like he is happy making big Nike money each year, and any other endorsement money to act as a martyr, all while keeping his health by not playing. If he actually wanted to play in the NFL like he says he does, than he would lower his 20M asking price.
Combined with his NFL collusion settlement money, it sounds like not a bad gig to ride out your days....
Me personally, i can do without ever seeing him again....
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but the NFL never suspended him or punished him for kneeling? It was more a matter that the owners just didn't want to deal with the negative publicity? Look at Antonio Brown. He keeps losing jobs because of his attitude, not because of violation NFL policy. If that is the case then why be mad at the NFL? Or even the teams? If I create distraction and negative attention at my job I'm sure I'd be disciplined and if all other like companies were aware of it I'd have a hard time finding a job too. If I want a job then I need to change my ways, not blame all the other companies.
 
boatman37 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but the NFL never suspended him or punished him for kneeling? .
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No... That was the whole problem. Roger Goodell did absolutely nothing... He went out of his way to do nothing. He was spineless ..probably sobbing in a corner somewhere doing nothing. Praying the whole problem would go away while running out of Kleenex... Kind of nothing.
 
Blueone said:
No... That was the whole problem. Roger Goodell did absolutely nothing... He went out of his way to do nothing. He was spineless ..probably sobbing in a corner somewhere doing nothing. Praying the whole problem would go away while running out of Kleenex... Kind of nothing.
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Yep. And Roger got a sweet contract extension too. IIRC he got lifetime healthcare and lifetime use of the NFL's private jet? The guy has been horrible for the NFL.
 
bbwhitejr said:
My understanding is that he changed locations due to the protesters. We live less than 5 miles from the Falcons training facility which was the original location. Out of shear chance, I happened to ride by it on Saturday morning and there were 20+ people standing outside with signs. From what I could tell, most were in favor of him going back to where he came from...

Bennett
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Gee I thought CK was in favor of protesting! So he can give a punch but not take a punch. What a big BABY!
 
IMHO the only reason the NFL did anything at all was their TV ratings and ticket sales were dropping like crazy and the TV networks were losing customers like crazy.

Follow the dollars. When the income tumbles, and ONLY THEN, will anybody do anything about idiots like this.
 
Colon Klunkerdick is a a mis-guided douche bag. Wanting to protest something is one thing but the method he chose was horrible. Why didn't he just call a press conference and publicly state his support of people too stupid to follow the commands of the police. He would still be in the NFL....not as a starter though....

There is one other point here that people are missing. I was living in Sacramento when he first started with the Forty-Whiners. I'm a life-long Seahawks fan so I saw him play a lot. He had a couple of good years and then the wheels started falling off the cart. His play became sloppy, passes were missing receivers and he would get extremely rattled under pressure. There were a couple of games in Seattle where the fans really got to him and he came totally undone. He would then go to a post game press conference dressed like some gangsta with his hat sideways, and blame everyone but himself. The poor play or the loss was never his fault.

He's done like dinner. Its time for him to go coach girls junior high school lacrosse or something and step away from the limelight.

Shawn
 
I can't find the article but during the kneeling crap and the stadiums empty the Nfl brought in record sales from networks and advertising.... I will find proof if you disagree but it just goes to show... How we as spectators get duped by corporations.
 
Blueone said:
$15 Billion 2018... With a goal of $25 Billion

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-spt-nfl-revenue-super-bowl-20190128-story.html
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The NFL's Master Plan had them driving revenue from Broadcast TV, Cable and Streaming. Streaming is the new money for them. Another part of the plan was to reduce the size of stadiums since in most markets they sit half-empty. They have spent a lot of money trying to figure out the "home/personal experience" and believe that will be the key to their growth.

I believe they are overlooking the obvious. The "social justice" nonsense has revealed that owners and players are more about the money than they are about the sport. History has shown that once sports figures or entertainers get associated with social justice issues they lose major components of their fan base.

Further....look what has happened to NASCAR. They too had the same visions of grandeur and have been going backwards for 5 years because they oversold the product. The same things could be said for the NBA and the NFL.

Just my thoughts.....if they focused on building a great product free of Social Justice Warriors......they might do a lot better.
 
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