skip bayless is a sports announcer who, until last year was with ESPN and now is with Fox Sports.
Here, via Tre Goins-Phillips’ article at ijr.com, is part of what bayless said, Tuesday, about an incipient movement to have Black NFL players sit out the first game of the season unless quarterback colin kaepernick is picked up by one or another of the league’s teams:
“If the black players would unite, and say, ‘We will not play Game 1 this year,’” Bayless said Tuesday, “I promise you, it would have an impact and would get something done.”
Earlier in Tuesday’s segment, sports journalist Rob Parker said: “Oftentimes, we hear about the pushback from NFL fans. It’s about damn time the NFL recognizes that black people are fans of the game as well.”
He went on to note that black athletes make up about 70 percent of the players on the field, adding, “We count, too!”
Bayless agreed with Parker.
Last week, Bayless and his co-host Shannon Sharpe talked about why — in their view — so many “white people” dislike Kaepernick. Bayless concluded that most people can’t get past the fact that the NFL star “disrespected” the American flag.
“Most white people deep down know [Kaepernick] is right,” Bayless opined.
Well, there you go. It’s not that kaepernick is a lousy quarterback who, when he started in the last two seasons led San Francisco to a 2-6, then 1-10 record. It’s not that he brought his political views to the field, which virtually no players, regardless of color ever do.
Nope, this is about race. He’s Black, therefore Black players should strike if he’s not picked up an NFL team. Oh, and by the way, White people, deep down, agree that the American Flag should be disrespected.
Does it get more racist than that?
skip bayless – along with his pals rob parker and shannon sharpe – is a racist. And a jerk to boot.
