Richard Sherman: 'People should be losing their jobs' for not signing Kaepernick

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has made many of the defining plays of his career against Colin Kaepernick, but this time he's on offense and railing against those in the NFL who've seemingly blackballed the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback.

Sherman said the NFL made its point in not signing Kaepernick, preferring a host of quarterbacks with inferior career statistics. Kaepernick has been unemployed since opting out of his contract with the 49ers on March 3.

"People are vehemently saying 'No!' Just say, no," Sherman said via Gregg Bell of The News Tribune. "It's not like he's a bad player. It's not like we are talking about a guy who's never won a football game, who's never taken his team to a Super Bowl. There's quarterbacks out there (in the NFL) that's never taken their team to the playoffs, never had a winning record, that have jobs, that are starters in this league."

Sherman continued to seethe, with particular ire aimed at those drawing upon Kaepernick's collegiate scouting report as a reason not to sign him.

"Then you hear these coaches and scouts that are like, 'Well, you know, we didn't like him coming out of college.' People didn't like Tom Brady coming out of college; he went in the sixth round. Like, these people aren't know-it-alls, you know what I mean? They don't know everything. These scouts don't know everything. Aaron Rodgers fell to (24th overall). How many people would turn around and regret that decision?

"People should be losing their jobs, because they are idiots. You've heard every excuse in the book for why (Kaepernick) doesn't have a job, but you can see what it is. They've agreed not to give him a job."

Sherman also raged against the idea that football players are innately privileged and therefore shouldn't advocate for equality. As the season continues, Sherman's impassioned plea for Kaepernick may continue to get ignored by legions of general managers.