No, he didn’t die. But the era in which Colin Kaepernick, who had two or at most three good years in the NFL and hasn’t played a down in nearly a decade, and who had a losing record as a starter, could be regarded as some kind of cultural icon, has officially come to an end:
Director Spike Lee’s multi-part documentary series for ESPN Films about former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked a national debate when he protested racial injustice nearly a decade ago, will not be released, the filmmaker and ESPN said.
“ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer proceed with this project as a result of certain creative differences,” ESPN said in a statement to Reuters on Saturday.
The proposed series had been in development since 2022, but times have changed. I assume that “creative differences” means ESPN wants to move on from its embarrassing woke era and stop offending viewers, while Lee and Kaepernick are still mired in the past.
A reporter asked Spike Lee why the project was canceled:
Asked why, the Oscar-winning director declined to elaborate, citing a nondisclosure agreement.
“I can’t. I signed a nondisclosure. I can’t talk about it.”
Kaepernick became famous for one reason only: his open hostility toward the United States. The fact that such hatred was once enough to make an athlete popular, in many circles, is shameful. That we have moved on, as a nation, is a small sign of a return to sanity.
