Transcript [00:00] Now, as you look back, what do you think [00:02] was the reason that not a single team [00:04] would give you a chance to play for [00:06] them? [00:07] >> I I think it was political. I also think [00:11] [music] it was power. [00:12] >> I know the message that the NFL was [00:14] trying to send. Um, [00:17] they were trying to send very [00:18] explicitly, hey, if you try to fight for [00:21] black folks, we'll take your career from [00:22] you. And it was Roger Goodell [music] [00:25] and a league office in concert with [00:28] Jay-Z and Rock Nation who compelled the [00:31] league to give him a try. And Colin [00:33] Kaepernick [music] at the last minute [00:35] neglected to show up. [00:37] >> Hold on a second. Make sure you hit the [00:38] like button, subscribe. Some of y'all [00:40] watching it, you love it, but you're not [00:41] liking it. So, so make sure you hit the [00:43] like button. Get back to the video. Now, [00:45] I I got to give Colin Kaepernick some [00:47] credit. I mean, Colin Kaepernick is set [00:48] my career on a trajectory that um I [00:51] could I have to always be thankful for [00:53] his stupidity because it was the video [00:55] that he posted or him taking the knee [00:57] for the national anthem. Me commenting [00:59] on that is what exploded [01:02] u my YouTube channel and not my YouTube [01:05] channel, just my social media in [01:06] general. And literally is what took me [01:08] from being a police officer doing social [01:10] media, I wouldn't even say full-time. I [01:12] was working for a company um that was [01:14] running the social media. Then I end up [01:16] on my own working for Turning Point and [01:18] then before you know it, I'm here. So, [01:20] I'm forever grateful that Colin [01:22] Kaepernick is an ungrateful entitled [01:24] sob. But anyway, this fool went on a [01:28] view to promote his brand new book. I [01:29] don't understand how he's he's even [01:31] relevant at this point. But let's listen [01:33] to what they had to say about him and [01:34] his stupidity. Wrote a clip. [01:36] >> Welcome the most extraordinary Colin [01:39] Kaepernick. But I want to get to the [01:41] book because you open this book by [01:44] telling a [01:46] >> chilling story about a terrifying moment [01:49] you faced as a child [01:50] >> when kids in your neighborhood chased [01:52] you, called you racist names, and then [01:54] tied you to a tree. [01:58] >> Why did you decide? [01:59] >> Time out, bro. Time out. [02:02] Y'all know god dog well ain't no kids [02:05] chasing through the neighborhood and [02:06] tied them to a tree. Colin Kaepernick [02:08] look like a white dude. If he didn't [02:10] have that dashiki afro that he didn't [02:13] had picked out for the last, I don't [02:15] know, nine years, nobody would even know [02:17] that this dude is black. I remember when [02:19] Colin Kaepernick first joined the [02:21] league. I thought he was Arabic. I [02:24] thought he was from the Middle East. He [02:26] had that big old nose and had a had a [02:28] low haircut. You couldn't tell where he [02:31] came from. and he's been raised by white [02:34] people since the day he was born. [02:37] And and some white kids that see another [02:39] white kid is gonna tie him up to a tree [02:42] because he's white cuz he he he's like I [02:46] don't understand this. And I'm going to [02:47] let I'm going to let the video play, but [02:49] I just don't understand how like what [02:50] makes you black [02:52] because somebody in your family was [02:54] black. Because if you weren't raised by [02:55] black people, you weren't raised in a [02:57] black neighborhood. Man, you white. [03:00] Let them finish. [03:03] Come on, go [03:04] >> the journey of this book there. [03:07] >> Yeah, I thought it was important to [03:08] start there. One, to be able to pull [03:10] people in and give them some of the [03:11] background experience that I've had, [03:13] >> right? [03:14] >> And also, a lot of the context of the [03:17] protest was also framed through a lens [03:19] of, you know, you're privileged. Like, [03:21] why why is this matter to you? You you [03:23] never had to face or deal with it, [03:24] right? and even being adopted into a [03:27] white family, growing up in a white [03:28] community, middle class white community, [03:32] you still face that. And I faced it from [03:34] a very young age. And that's just one of [03:36] the many examples throughout my life [03:38] that helped build the experiences that [03:39] led to the protest. [03:42] >> You [snorts] know, the funny thing is, [03:43] man, I I really want to I I want to read [03:46] that excerpt from his book. Like I I [03:48] really want to be able to read that and [03:50] judge whether or not that's a legitimate [03:52] occurrence because I know and every [03:54] person who was ever in law enforcement, [03:56] we listen to so many people tell their [03:57] stories and we listen to so many people [03:59] lie to us and we know who has genuine [04:01] expression of of things that have [04:02] happened. We know people who make up [04:04] stuff. There is a clear indication when [04:07] people lie, especially when they make up [04:09] stories that do not exist. It's it's a [04:10] way in which they present it. It's a way [04:13] in which the details are explained or or [04:15] the lack thereof details being explained [04:17] that let you know if it's true or not. [04:18] Please, somebody, if you can find it [04:21] online, maybe I'll buy a book just to [04:22] read that and give you a my honest take [04:25] about whether somebody tied him into a [04:26] tree. And you know, the funny thing is [04:29] his parents probably don't want the [04:30] backlash, so they're not going to come [04:31] out and say Colin is a complete liar. [04:34] Anyway, let's get to the next clip. Roll [04:37] it. [04:38] Now, you just mentioned you were adopted [04:40] and raised by white parents in [04:41] California. The book is fantastic, by [04:43] the way. I think that you will be [04:45] remembered in history as a Muhammad Ali, [04:47] as a Tommy Smith, as a as a John Carlos. [04:50] You are that [applause and cheering] [04:51] proud. [04:52] >> Um, no, he's not. You know that. But you [04:56] write in the book that your parents were [04:57] profoundly uncomfortable discussing [04:59] race, so it's easier for you to hold [05:02] your blackness close and to keep it [05:04] quiet and out of their sight. So explain [05:07] what you mean by that and how it [05:09] affected you internally. [05:12] >> Well, it was navigating how my blackness [05:15] showed up um with them. [05:17] >> You know, culturally just very [05:19] different. You know, my parents are are [05:21] from Wisconsin. We grew up in central [05:22] California. [05:24] >> Um Turlock is I think at that point in [05:26] time was like 1 to 3% black. [05:29] >> So for me in showing up as who I was, [05:33] >> I don't think it was something they were [05:34] fully prepared for. Yeah. [05:36] >> Time out. Time out. I No. F that. [05:39] >> Showing up for who you was. How did you [05:42] become this black kid? I don't [05:44] understand. When he was born, I think [05:47] his I think the white parents adopted [05:49] him when he was born [05:51] and then they raised him in a all-white [05:54] neighborhood [05:56] and then he went to a all-white school. [05:59] When did you become black? When did you [06:01] get your identity of being black? Where [06:04] did that come from? People are children [06:06] are not born black, white, or whatever [06:08] the case be. Their skin is, but the way [06:11] that they're raised and how they're [06:13] taught, the way they speak, what they [06:14] know, what they learn, what they get [06:17] indoctrinated with has everything to do [06:19] with their parents. And it has nothing [06:21] to do with the color of your skin. When [06:24] did his blackness become so prominent [06:26] that his white parents who raised him [06:28] from a baby somehow was was lost on [06:31] this? Let them finish, bro. I got a lot [06:34] of stories to hear. Let them finish. [06:35] Before we get back to the show, I want [06:36] to tell you guys about Shinergy. If [06:38] you're tired of energy drinks that spike [06:40] you up, make you jittery, and then crash [06:41] you later, Shinergy is built [06:43] differently. Shinigy day gives you [06:45] clean, steady energy and focus with [06:47] natural caffeine from green tea. [06:48] Shinergy Night helps you wind down so [06:50] that you can rest, you can wake up [06:52] clean, not groggy. It's a simple day and [06:54] night system made with natural [06:56] ingredients, no sugar spikes, and no [06:58] synthetic stimulant overload. Go to [07:00] synergy.com and try it for yourself. [07:02] better energy, better rest, better [07:04] rhythm, [07:04] >> insight into, but it was a a constant [07:07] tension there, whether it was hair, [07:10] clothes, music, friends, [07:12] >> um, who I viewed as ro role models. [07:15] >> All of those came into play and it gave [07:18] me a sense of what I was going to have [07:19] to navigate later as well. [07:21] >> Can I ask you what what ad because I [07:23] have friends um, white friends who've [07:24] adopted black children, black siblings. [07:26] What advice do you have for families [07:28] that are dealing with that? Oh, I I [07:30] would say one, make sure you have great [07:33] mentors um that uh racially identify the [07:37] same as your child. [07:39] >> Give them space, give them connection [07:40] there, [07:41] >> and also make sure that you're doing the [07:43] work to educate yourself. [07:45] >> Yeah. [07:45] >> You have to understand what it's like to [07:48] be able to walk in their shoes, what [07:49] they're going to have to navigate [07:51] >> because it's going to be drastically [07:52] different from uh your own experience. [07:54] Absolutely. So, I think that becomes [07:56] incredibly important as part of it. [07:59] I want to move on. I swear I want to [08:01] move on from this. But my children are [08:03] biracial. [08:04] Mother, you biracial and you raised by [08:07] white people. I I I I will never [08:10] understand this. I would never accept [08:11] this. I do not raise my children to be [08:13] black. You are who you are. You are an [08:17] individual person. You like what you [08:19] like. Nobody's saying you got a your [08:22] black side. You got a Well, what about [08:24] your white side? You 50/50, my man. And [08:27] in his situation, he all white. He has [08:30] no white. He has no black parents. He [08:32] didn't know his parents. They they did [08:34] not come for him. The white people saved [08:36] him. And I'm going to bet I bet you a [08:37] million dollars what his parents were [08:38] saying was that there's a difference [08:40] between wearing cornrows in your head [08:42] and having a nice haircut. That's the [08:44] difference. Difference between sagging [08:46] your pants and your role models being [08:48] gangsters and thugs little dirt them or [08:51] being a reasonable person with your role [08:53] models being black people who were [08:55] successful. [08:56] Tupac can't be your role model. Look at [08:59] him. He dead. Big can't be your role [09:01] model. They're dead. Michael Jordan can [09:03] be your role model. He married to a [09:05] white woman. You know what? Do you say [09:07] Clarence Thomas can be your role model? [09:09] He married to a white woman. Many people [09:11] that are great that are your role [09:12] models, they also are in biracial [09:16] relationships or interracial [09:17] relationships. You don't have to be one [09:20] way. What advice would I give a person [09:22] who's raising a black kid or a kid whose [09:24] skin color is brown? Treat them LIKE YOU [09:26] TREAT YOUR REGULAR KIDS. [09:29] Teach them the same thing you'll teach [09:30] your kids. It's like that's like if you [09:33] you an adopted family and they got white [09:35] kids and they adopt a black kid and they [09:36] going to treat them differently. That's [09:38] inc. That's insane. [09:40] Like like if I adopted a white kid, I'm [09:43] not going to say, "Let me find out my [09:45] kids whiteness." [09:47] No, bro. You going to be raised like me [09:50] being responsible, having integrity, [09:52] speaking your mind. You gonna be working [09:54] out, good at sports. All of these things [09:56] are going to be things that is going to [09:57] be important to you. Learning about [09:58] finances, I'm gonna put you in the best [10:00] schools. That whether you white or not, [10:02] it doesn't matter. You raise your [10:04] children the same. These people are [10:07] stupid. Okay, let him finish. I think we [10:10] got what, one more clip of this. Roll [10:13] it. Colin, just just six months after [10:15] you started protesting, you say you were [10:17] forced to opt out of your contract with [10:19] the 49ers and you were never picked by [10:22] another team again. You sued the NFL for [10:25] collusion, claiming [clears throat] that [10:27] team owners were intentionally keeping [10:29] you out. They've denied this and it [10:32] ended in a confidential agreement, [10:34] though. So now as you look back, what do [10:38] you think was the reason that not a [10:40] single team would give you a chance to [10:42] play for them? [10:43] >> You weren't that good. [10:44] >> I I think it was political. I also think [10:47] it was power. [10:48] >> Um I think the reality is one I think [10:52] it's important context. I didn't protest [10:54] the NFL. [10:56] >> Um so their response to the protest uh [11:00] is very informative in relation to where [11:02] they stand politically. We've seen them [11:03] donate millions of dollars to Trump in [11:05] this administration. [11:07] >> Um, [applause] [11:09] >> yep. [11:10] >> And [11:12] I think the other part is the [11:13] realization that the amount of support [11:16] the protest had, there were also boycots [11:18] of the NFL because of their response. [11:21] The NFL being approximately 70% black [11:24] also means that the players as the [11:27] product on the field have power and [11:30] control over where the league goes and [11:32] where they head directionally. [11:33] [applause] [11:36] If players unify around that because if [11:40] players spent one weekend and said, [11:42] "We're not going out there until you [11:44] address this. [11:44] >> There's no game. [11:45] >> There's no game. There's no business." [11:47] >> All right. All right. Let me let me say [11:48] this. What? What are the NFL going to [11:50] address? What the They going to put [11:53] uniforms on to go patrol in the in South [11:55] Central. What are you What are you talk [11:57] What What are they addressing? They put [11:59] Black Lives Matter all over the foot [12:01] field and Black Lives Matter was a [12:02] terrorist organization. [12:04] What are we talking about? End racism. [12:08] The majority OF THE LEAGUE IS BLACK [12:09] PEOPLE. THEY PAYING Y'ALL MILLIONS OF [12:12] DOLLARS. Let me tell y'all what really [12:14] happened. Stephen A. Smith can speak to [12:15] this in a in a second. Let me tell y'all [12:17] what really happened. You He wasn't good [12:20] enough to bring that drama. There's guys [12:23] in the league that killed people and [12:25] they still playing football. Michael Vic [12:28] went to prison for dog fighting and they [12:31] brought him back to he was a starting [12:33] quarterback in the league. [12:36] Colin Kaepernick, your skill set wasn't [12:39] good enough for you to have that drama, [12:41] brother. When you were starting, you [12:44] didn't protest. You didn't have an afro. [12:47] Then when you were on the bench cuz Alex [12:50] Smith was better than you. Then you want [12:52] to make a stink. The the backup [12:54] quarterback can't make a stink. [12:57] You weren't good enough. And then [12:59] Stephen A. Smith going to speak to the [13:00] other part of it is THEY GAVE YOUR S [13:03] OPPORTUNITY and you ghosted them. Shut [13:06] the front door. And then they didn't [13:09] force you to OPT OUT OF YOUR CONTRACT. [13:11] They can't force you to opt out. Opting [13:14] out mean you made a decision to opt out. [13:17] All right, Stephen A, go ahead. What you [13:18] got? [13:19] >> And it was Roger Goodell and the league [13:22] office in concert with Jay-Z and Rock [13:25] Nation who compelled the league to give [13:28] him a try out in front of these teams [13:30] and these players. The the ownership [13:32] said about Colin Kaepernick, what we [13:34] need him for. Look who we got in the [13:36] league. There's Dak Prescott in the [13:37] league. There was Russell Wilson in the [13:38] league. There were other black [13:40] quarterbacks in the league, all of whom [13:41] were getting paid. We don't need Colin [13:43] Kaepernick. Jay-Z said, "Oh yes, the [13:45] hell you do. You gonna do business with [13:47] me, you damn right you need him." And [13:49] they relented and allowed this workout [13:51] to be organized. And Colin Kaepernick at [13:55] the last minute neglected to show up. [13:57] And when that happened, I said, "It's [13:59] over." And here we are in the year 2026. [14:02] And now he's got a memoir coming out and [14:04] it's still over just like I said it [14:05] would. But when you have the kind of [14:07] support that he had from somebody like [14:09] Rock Nation, and you pass on that [14:11] support to do your own thing, you now [14:14] don't have the support of the league. [14:16] And when you look at the league today, [14:17] look at the quarterbacks who are great, [14:19] who happen to be black, by the way. It's [14:21] Patrick Mahomes, it's Lamar Jackson, is [14:23] Dak Prescott, it's Jaylen Herz. Look at [14:26] these look at these brothers in here [14:28] getting paid, making money, and balling. [14:30] They didn't feel they needed a Colin [14:32] Kaepernick. But Jay-Z and Goodell [14:35] compelled them to think otherwise and he [14:37] didn't show up. [14:38] >> Don't be putting them in in leadership [14:40] positions cuz they then they go advocate [14:41] for a dummy and they doing all this woke [14:43] stuff. You need to focus on football, [14:45] man. I try I'm I want to advocate for [14:48] black people sometime, but they be [14:49] cutting up. You see what they doing? [14:52] Stop going for that stupid stuff. I [14:54] advocate for the black people who are [14:55] not racist, who are not want everything [14:57] to be about race. Hey, thank you guys [14:59] for watching the video. If you enjoyed [15:01] the video and you like the content like [15:03] this, make sure you subscribe to the [15:04] channel, make sure you comment, make [15:06] sure you like this video, share the [15:07] video with somebody you love, and also [15:10] download the Substack. 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