Home

NFL

Chargers Legend and 3x Pro Bowler Backs Antonio Brown’s Brutal Take on Colin Kaepernick

Published 07/06/2022, 4:30 AM EDT

Follow Us

via Getty

Antonio Brown, despite not being a part of the NFL anymore, hasn’t shied away from making comments about people who are associated with the league. Recently, he made some remarks about former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

AB received a lot of backlash from Kaepernick’s fans, but recently an NFL legend came out in support of Brown. Former Chargers player and 3x Pro Bowler Shawne Merriman thought Antonio Brown’s argument had some valid points.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Shawne Merriman said, “He [Brown] makes some valid points about Colin Kaepernick saying that, ‘Hey, you took money from the NFL, the settlement, the Nike commercials, all these things, and you know, trying to get back in, he don’t want to play football.’ Well, I think a lot of people think that way about all the other stuff that Colin Kaepernick has going on and the opportunities he has to get back into the NFL, and just hasn’t.”

Dwayne Johnson, Who Had His NFL Dream Ripped Away From Him, Could Not Stand By and See the Same Happen to Colin Kaepernick: “How Badly Do You Want to Play the Game?”

Merriman believed that even though Brown’s comments have been skeptical in the past, he didn’t miss a beat while talking about Kaepernick. Undoubtedly, Antonio Brown made some valid points due to which people’s perceptions changed towards Kap.

Antonio Brown had some strong words for Colin Kaepernick

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Shawne Merriman supported Brown’s words towards Colin Kaepernick. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ WR had very strong words for Kap who hasn’t been a part of the NFL since 2017. Brown believed that Kaepernick took his money, and didn’t do much more after that.

via Getty

Antonio Brown said, “He already took the money. All that’s cap. We ain’t respecting that, bro. You took the money, the commercials. We don’t see you outside. We don’t see him in the hood. He don’t do nothing.” AB also claimed that Kaepernick wasn’t much good at football, and it was the major reason why he was cut.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Trending

Get instantly notified of the hottest NFL stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.

Follow Us

The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has been unable to make a return to the league. He has been continuously trying hard to get his chance, but no team is willing to gamble on him. Maybe Antonio Brown was right all along. What do you think?

Watch This Story: Dallas Cowboys Ambitious Owner Jerry Jones’ Biggest Regret in Life Was Not Getting a Lombardi With This Franchise Altering Athlete

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Abhimanyu Chaudhary

531Articles

One take at a time

Abhimanyu Chaudhary is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. He has been a life-long fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and Liverpool FC. But when it comes to the NFL, you can always see him rooting for his favorite superstar Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Show More>

Edited by:

Gurjyot Singh Dadial