San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman is ready to overlook new teammate and resident asshole Nick Bosa, a Trump loving, anti-Colin Kaepernickβs protest against the killing of unarmed black men, women and children.
βOne thing about football is that nobody really cares what you say if you can play,β Sherman told the Sacramento Bee on Monday. βAt the end of the day, I think a guy that has played with African Americans his whole life, not saying he canβt be racist, but they know how to maneuver around African Americans.β
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Bosa, the former Ohio State standout and No. 2 pick overall in the 2019 NFL Draft, once called Kaepernick, the former 49ers quarterback, a βclownβ for his kneeling protest during the national anthem. Bosa also liked homophobic and racists posts shared on Instagram. But like most racists and homophobes who need employment, Bosa scrubbed his social media accounts before the draft to appear like he wasnβt who he is. Meanwhile, heβs joining Sherman, who has been active in the conversation about racial and social injustice and has been a supporter of Kaepernickβs movement from the beginning.
But all was forgiven after the draft when the defensive end apologized for people seeing his actual true heartfelt feelings.
βI definitely made some insensitive decisions throughout my life and Iβm just excited to be here with a clean slate,β Bosa said at his introductory news conference, ESPN reports. βIβm sorry if I hurt anybody. I definitely didnβt intend for that to be the case, but I think me being here is even better for me as a person because I donβt think thereβs any city that you could really be in that would help you grow as much as this one will.β
βIβm going to be surrounded by people, all different kinds, so Iβm going to grow as a person and Iβm going to be on my own. College, you have kind of like that support system around you. Now Iβm here, Iβm going to be on my own, Iβm going to grow up, Iβm going to learn a lot of new things.β
Sherman is willing to give Bosa a second chance as long as heβs a good teammate, adding that Bosaβs a young man who might not be a full racist.
βWhen youβre at Ohio State, itβs not like Ohio Stateβs an all-white school. So I donβt think thatβs going to ever be an issue,β Sherman said, according to the Bee. βI think, at the end of the day, your beliefs are your beliefs ... but when youβre in the building and youβre a football player and youβre a teammate, you handle yourself accordingly. And I think he understands that.β
The Niners donβt give a shit because Bosaβs a white man and well, the NFL cares about white men and second chances as long as he can play.
βItβs not like something where guys are like, βHey man, what about what you said?β No. No. If he can play, he can play. If he canβt play, he wonβt be here,β Sherman said, according to the newspaper. βBut at the end of the day, thatβs all that matters in football. Is he getting sacks on Sunday? Is he helping our team? Is he being a good teammate? Those are things that matter.β
βNow, if heβs a bad teammate, thatβs something weβll address.β
Right. Thatβs how American should be. Why should I care about whether or not you want to see equal rights for everyone as long as you can do your job. Just look at how great turning a blind eye to internal prejudices has worked out for the police force.
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