Sorry, Colin Kaepernick is no Pat Tillman

It should go without saying that it’s more heroic to enlist in the U.S. Army in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks than it is to become an internet celebrity with a multimillion-dollar advertising contract. Yet, for some reason, it still must be said.

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has now compared the years-long soap opera of Colin Kaepernick’s unemployment to the sacrifice of the late NFL player Pat Tillman. “I can only think of, right off the top of my head, Pat Tillman’s another guy who did something similar, and we regard him as a hero,” Favre said. “So I’d assume that hero status will be stamped with Kaepernick as well.”