The unwanted big-name quarterbacks
Let’s talk about the elephants in the room. Over the past couple of months, teams in need of quarterbacks have been dumpster diving rather than giving a glance at some of the big-name free agent quarterbacks.
Perhaps the biggest snub of all is that of quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Will he ever play again? His protest of the National Anthem in 2016 made headlines. For this and some other outlandish actions, NFL teams are staying far away. One executive actually called Kap an “embarrassment to football.”
Colin Kaepernick caught wearing socks showing ‘pig’ cops | Fox News https://t.co/kK0oTfTEjR pic.twitter.com/9X7aFKCxqp
— Minddog (@TheRockin45s) September 5, 2016
We understand the why about Kaepernick, regardless of what some might think.
What is going on with Robert Griffin III? The former Heisman winning quarterback and second overall pick from 2012 has not been in headlines for ages.
The Browns released him after one injury-filled season. Teams would rather take a shot at guys like Brian Hoyer, who was signed by the San Francisco 49ers, than trust the wheels of a constantly injured RGIII.
At that same time, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler saw their NFL careers were in limbo. There was plenty of talk connecting Romo to the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans, but nothing happened.
Both have since put their NFL careers on hold and turned to broadcasting. Romo took a job with CBS. But, he has yet to fill out his retirement paperwork from the NFL.
Cutler most recently landed a job with Fox after reportedly drawing “zero interest” from any teams. Both quarterbacks interestingly enough will be faced with commentating for their former teams in just a few months.
Awkward, or not?