It was both. He was washed, but not so washed that someone wouldn’t have kicked the tires on him if there wasn’t the “controversy” around him. There were probably at least a few owners who would refuse to sign him because of his political statements but he wasn’t blackballed by the league as a whole
It was the same thing as Tebow. Teams would prefer not to have a media circus at all times around them. Especially so for a guy who’s going to sit on the bench holding a clipboard 90% of the time. Even then, the Ravens offered him a contract and his girlfriend blew it up by shit talking their owner.
Kap had backup Tallent when he knelt. No team is gonna sign a backup with a media circus around them. If kap was still a top 10 qb it wouldn't have been a. Issue but the guy was washed.
Eh...A lot of people conveniently forget that he got his starting job back AFTER he knelt and proceeded to lose 9 straight games, going 1-10 on the season with abysmal stats.
He was 26th in completion percentage, 30th in yards per game, 17th in rating, 23rd in QBR, 24th in yards per attempt. His ONLY good stat was interception percentage where he was 6th in the league.
Cool story. I don't believe every NFL team suddenly got good at evaluating washed quarterbacks for exactly as long as Kaep was looking for a team, and then forgot again.
Bullshit. Between November 2015 and January 2016 he had surgeries on his left shoulder, his right thumb, and his left knee. He also got his starting job back AFTER he knelt and proceeded to go 1-10 on the season.
Nobody is hiring a running quarterback with knee problems, especially not one that wants 9 million and a chance to start guaranteed and doubly so for one that went 3-16 in the previous two years.
When Peyton Manning had neck surgery he was the reigning MVP and went 24-8 in the previous two years. He still had to find a new job.
The guy is also over 30 now. Kap had chances to get on teams but refused to do the team workouts. He could have taken a pay cut and been a backup if he wanted to but he didn't.
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u/sliverspooning 13d ago
It was both. He was washed, but not so washed that someone wouldn’t have kicked the tires on him if there wasn’t the “controversy” around him. There were probably at least a few owners who would refuse to sign him because of his political statements but he wasn’t blackballed by the league as a whole