Quarterback Colin Kaepernick is once again one of the biggest talking points in sports. With protests against police violence taking place across the United States, Kaepernick's 2016 choice to take a knee during the national anthem to protest brutality have been widely discussed.
This includes people who believe he is still wrong, those who believe he was never wrong and those who have flipped their opinions from one way to the other.
At the moment, it seems like more people have softened their stance than anything else. And with it, a lot of people are speaking out in defense of the quarterback.
That includes Massachusetts congressman Joe Kennedy III.
Kennedy took to Twitter to voice his opinion. And it was a simple one: The NFL should apologize to Kaepernick and the New England Patriots should sign the quarterback.
The NFL should apologize to Colin Kaepernick and the Patriots should sign him.
— Joe Kennedy III (@joekennedy) June 9, 2020
Many people feel that Kaepernick was not treated fairly by the NFL. And to be fair to Kennedy, there would also be many teams that would get an upgrade at the quarterback position if they brought in the veteran.
New England certainly has potential to be one of those teams. They have Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer as their two main options at the moment.
Hoyer is a journeyman veteran, almost exclusively used as a backup. Meanwhile, Stidham is a 2019 fourth-round selection who has just four pass attempts in his career to this point (2-of-4 for 14 yards and an interception).
It's not very controversial to say that the Patriots quarterback room might need a little more help.
Of course, anything related to Kaepernick is going to carry with it some controversy because of how people feel about the quarterback.
It's becoming much less taboo to bring him up in conversations, especially after Roger Goodell admitted last week that he, and the NFL, have been wrong about Kaepernick's choice of on-field protest.
It seems like if there was ever a time for Kaepernick to return to the NFL, it is now. So maybe a team actually does bring him on. Now we just have to wait and see if it's the Patriots, like Kennedy would prefer.
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