At Yahoo Sports, Shalise Manza Young asserted that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick expertly “dismantled” the league’s narrative about him. As with all defenses of Kaepernick, nothing could be further from the truth.

Kaepernick is once again lobbying for a contract from the league he compared to slavery. He has now said he would happily play as a backup and that he is incredibly popular. “So if you’re talking about the business side, it makes sense. If you’re talking about the playing side, let me compete,” Kaepernick said in an interview. “You can evaluate me from there.”