Our young, hirsute athlete, who is ostensibly a QB, is the perfect union of the worst qualities of Tim Tebow and Michael Sam: he simultaneously lacks even basic NFL competency while having the highest levels of political and social toxicity. He's like the Iron Sheik of All Star Wrestling fame, but without any of the charisma, humor, or irony. It's all deadly serious for Mr. Kaepernick and his fellow travelers, and the NFL (coaches, players, front offices, executives, ball inflaters), despite going through contortions to align itself with the popular culture, doesn't want anything to do with this emesis-inducing poison.