Dez Bryant slammed for saying Colin Kaepernick had no call to action

Dez Bryant slammed for saying Colin Kaepernick had no call to action
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick (Photo by A.R. Shaw for rolling out)

Former NFL star Dez Bryant is under intense fire after he claimed that fellow ex-gridiron star Colin Kaepernick failed to come up with an action plan following his famous protest during the national anthem.


Bryant, who played wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, told the hosts of the “I Am Athlete” podcast, Chad Johnson and Brandon Marshall, also ex-NFL players, that Kaepernick failed those who stood up beside him or supported him during that tumultuous time beginning in 2016.


“I respect Colin Kaepernick, but there’s one thing that I don’t respect,” he said. “I said when I get the opportunity, and to get on the stage and say it, I would and I love him to death. So, it ain’t no hate or nothing like that, but brother, you had the biggest opportunity in the world to create jobs, build jobs, give jobs to people.”

Bryant believes that Kaepernick should have graduated onto actionable items instead of allegedly retreating into obscurity following his banishment from the NFL.


“The people that you was talking about, the people you so-called standing up for, the people who stood beside you, the people who lost their jobs because of you,” Bryant added. “Where you at? I ain’t heard from you.”

Listen to Bryant’s comments below:

Many listeners took umbrage with Bryant’s denigration of Kaepernick, most notably former ESPN star reporter Jemele Hill.

Bryant responded to Hill with this thought:

Others were equally appalled at Bryant and spat venom at the outspoken ex-athlete.

Dez Bryant slammed for saying Colin Kaepernick had no call to action

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