# It's funny how Colin Kaepernick is making everybody nervous.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 10, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-funny-how-colin-kaepernick-is-making-everybody-nervous/765488 "2016-09-10T00:44:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-funny-how-colin-kaepernick-is-making-everybody-nervous/765488/1 "2016-09-10T00:44:20Z")

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First, he sits out the National Anthem and stirs controversy. Now, the worrywarts think [he’s turning Muslim because he’s dating Nessa Diab](https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/49ers-colin-kaepernick-addresses-muslim-122225976.html). That Black Panther look he’s sporting isn’t helping.

Maybe this will help him avoid getting sacked so much. Pass rushers won’t want to touch him and get Muslim cooties.

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-funny-how-colin-kaepernick-is-making-everybody-nervous/765488/2 "2016-09-10T01:57:36Z")

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Not a big football fan, but I was under the impression that QBs got sacked primarily because of poor protection from their line, much less than from some fault of their own.

As for Kaepernick, he may be drawing attention to himself to save his dying career, or he may just be sincerely fed up with the way so many police treat black people. Who can see into his heart besides he himself?

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-funny-how-colin-kaepernick-is-making-everybody-nervous/765488/3 "2016-09-10T02:07:13Z")

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A Dentist I know of has posted on Face Book that he’s now boycotting Football because of this.

\*\*(Awkward Pause before you start Laughing Your Ass Off at that Stupidity)  
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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-funny-how-colin-kaepernick-is-making-everybody-nervous/765488/4 "2016-09-10T02:29:29Z")

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Anything to distract from his not-good-enough skillset as an NFL QB.