Colin Kaepernick Should Definitely Be Considered An American Hero

First I'll expand on my two main points, Then move on to rebuttals. >He did not sacrifice his job Definition of sacrifice - an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy. In this case, Kaepernick supposedly gave up his job in the NFL to aid the fight against police brutality in the US. I have to disagree with this. Kaepernick did more to intentionally lose his job than the owners did to keep him out of the league. There were two instances in which Kaepernick had job offers lined up and caused himself due to his own actions or those close to him. The first was with the Baltimore Ravens. They were heavily considering signing him, And were in the process of putting together a deal for him to come play in Baltimore until, According to Ray Lewis, Kaepernick's girlfriend put out a racial tweet involving Ray Lewis and the former Ravens' owner Art Modell. Now you could say that Kaep shouldn't be held accountable for his girlfriend's actions, But at the same time, Kaepernick never came out and apologized for it. A similar case happened to another player, Brent Grimes. His girlfriend in this case was simply critical of the ownership of some of the teams Grimes played on, And voiced her opinions all over twitter or wherever was available. This ultimately cost Grimes a job in the NFL. Unfortunately, Team are extremely strict about what players (and those around them) say off the field, And if you or someone close to you says something that may cause strife within the team or franchise, They have no time for you. The second case was actually a much better circumstance for Kaepernick than the first. In this case, The Dolphins were thought to be a perfect landing spot for Colin Kaepernick, After their quarterback Ryan Tannehill went down prior to the preseason with an ACL tear. This opened the door for Kaepernick to find not only a new team, But a starting job in the NFL once again as well. The Dolphins were heavily considering the possibility of this until photos surfaced of Kaepernick wearing a t-shirt expressing support of Fidel Castro. Now whatever your opinions are of Castro, I do not really care, But in Miami, He is extremely unpopular, To say the least. The Dolphins could not sign him, As they have a large Cuban fanbase and many of those fans would be vehemently against the idea of signing somebody the supports Castro. Kaepernick should have known this, Yet he still went out of his way to do something that would kill his chances of getting a job in the NFL. In both of these cases, He had job opportunities lined up for him, And through some way or another, He caused himself a chance at a job. Teams started to catch on to the fact that he clearly wasn't invested in playing football anymore, And seemed more worried about making a statement and protesting than anything else. Had Kaepernick quietly continued his protest while trying to get signed, He likely would have landed a job well before the start of the 2017 season. He didn't, And when you couple this with the fact that his value had dropped tremendously in two seasons, It only makes sense that teams would pass on him for safer, More reliable players that wouldn't cause a circus to come to practice everyday. I'm pretty much out of space so I'll continue this in the next round. Sources are in the comments.