Jones suggested it’s because there are not many African-American players playing baseball.
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“We already have two strikes against us”, said Jones in the article. “Society doesn’t mind us helping out the hood and the inner cities, but they have a problem when you speak about the hood and the inner cities”. That tells you all you need to know about the strength of his character, in contrast to Trent “I care about this, but not as much as I care about the Seattle Seahawks” Dilfer. We asked them, since we live in a world of reboots and remakes, if there were any episodes they would like to remake and make better.
Dilfer has gotten it from many sources for sounding like a disapproving white man patronizing a black man, but he’s taken to the radio to defend his comments as being not about race, but about football and Kaep’s status as a backup.
In USAToday yesterday, Jones spoke of how African-American ballplayers are more cautious about speaking out because there are so few of them in the game – about 8 percent – compared to the National Football League (68 percent) and NBA (74 percent). It’s hard to find strength in numbers and likely very scary to attempt to rock the boat in a profession that has so few roster spots (especially compared to the NFL).
“Kaepernick is not disrespecting the military”. He is bringing to light that justice is still not being applied to people of color.
To be clear protests for and against a host of issues is nothing new in the United States.
Kid Rock had three words to say about Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the National Anthem. I mean, to me you’re telling me that my position as a backup quarterback and being quiet is more important than people’s lives.
“I think they’ve forgotten that the first 18 years of my life were not spent making a lot of money, that’s what they forget”, said Jones. “Do it because you understand the meaning behind it and the sacrifice behind it”.
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Jones cited the case of former San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller as an example of what he says is a distorted view of Kaepernick’s protest. The Orioles are now in postseason position, which could bring about increased attention on the Orioles star in October.
