Either Colin Kaepernick is a good dude who is being profiled because he's black and full of tattoos, or he is really good at hiding his crimes. After being cleared in a (allegedly) botched investigation into a sexual assault allegation, Kap couldn't wait to tell people "I told you so" to haters. He had denied any wrongdoing from the get go. Now he's crying foul against the NFL, who have fined him over $11,000 for innapropriate language against Chicago Bears defensive end LaMarr Houston. Kaepernick is appealing the fine, saying he didn't say anything inappropriate.
The NFL has decided to crack down on certain kinds of trash talk on the field. Maybe if they didn't have microphones all over the entire freaking stadium it wouldn't be an issue.
Colin Kaepernick, though, feels his case is a non-issue. Maybe he thinks he's unfairly being made an example of (via NBC Sports):
"He was the first player to be penalized for what he said on the field, so as test cases go, this could be an important one. The league emphasized to players this offseason that officials would be listening, though there is no list of bad words that are automatic flags."
The bigger story should be the sleeper team, the Chicago Bears, scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to come back and beat San Francisco in week 2 of the regular season.
Jay Cutler is a proven quantity, and with three touchdown passes to Brandon Marshall to seal the Bears' 28-20 victory over last year's NFC runners-up, he proved a startling contrast to Colin Kaepernick's relative inexperience (via Bleacher Report):
"But there are times when his raw ability and creativity during a frantic, broken play can't overcome poor decision-making. During those times we often need to remind ourselves that we're watching a still-young, still-developing quarterback who will start his 32nd career game this Sunday (including playoffs)."
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