Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long came to the defense of Colin Kaepernick on Thursday, blasting the Seattle Seahawks for canceling a scheduled workout with the quarterback.
Seattle scheduled a workout with Kaepernick but reportedly changed its mind when the free-agent quarterback told the team he wouldn't stop protesting police brutality and racial inequality during the national anthem.
Long is among several players who believe Kaepernick is being blackballed from the league due to his social and political advocacy, and took to Twitter to voice his displeasure.
So let me get this straight: SEA scheduled a workout w Kaep and 2 weeks later, cancels it on the grounds of social activism knowing full well what the fall out would be?
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) April 12, 2018
We know for a fact CK is being blackballed, but this lack of subtlety from an org like them would be shocking. 🤔
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) April 12, 2018
I don’t think y’all get my point, but okay. My point is it sounds weird as hell to me.
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) April 12, 2018
Long then debated the issue with some of his Twitter followers, before sending out another tweet on the matter.
Still missing the point. The report is hard to imagine being accurate, which would not disqualify Kaep being blackballed in general. It would be a clumsy new low.
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) April 13, 2018
Kaepernick has been a free agent since March 2017, opting out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers when it became evident that he wasn't in the team's long-term plans.
