He's not looking for a job. If he was, he would have played along with the NFL scheduled workout. Instead, he went 60 miles away from the NFL's planned workout and walks in wearing a Kunta Kinte shirt before his workout. Does that sound like a guy who gives a fuck about a job when he already knows they won't hire him regardless?
He makes millions a year from Nike. I don't blame him for telling the NFL to go fuck themselves with their bullshit staged workout they planned for him. He doesn't need the NFL and the NFL doesn't need him. Both parties will still prosper financially without each other.
As far as how long he will stay relevant, he is not going anywhere. He is a QB who gave up his playing career for a just cause. Nike pays him a shit load of money for a reason... like him or not, he will continue to get paid so I would hardly consider him to be a loser and unemployed.
Originally Posted by Lucas McCain
i agree. maybe not the "just cause" part but certainly in the fact that he didn't take his "interview" seriously. and that's exactly what it was, a job interview. you don't dictate the rules of the interview, the employer does no matter who you are with very few exceptions. and Kap ain't one of them. in fact, he needs to be doing it better than the other guy given his situation.
he doesn't need the money. reports are he grossed about 43 million during his time in the NFL and reports show him with a net worth of 20 million. his settlement with the NFL is confidential but estimates put it about 10 million, while others were grossly high at up to 60-80 million. i think 10-20 tops is more reasonable. and then there is his Nike endorsement deal. who knows what that's worth? too lazy to google it but it alone should be enough to keep him well off for years to come, or as long as Nike can huckster shoe and apparel sales out of him.
assuming this source is close to accurate 20 million should be plenty if well invested and without the big head trappings of the "NFL Rock Star" life style. all reports i've ever read never indicated Kap was unwise with his NFL earnings like so many others are. good for him. while i have zero agreement for his so-called "just cause" i have no problem whatsoever with him making a ton of loot in the NFL or from Nike. and if he manages it well all the better for him. i have no problem with that at all.
by the way, athletes blowing their loot is not a black only thing. there are many examples of white and hispanic players across all the big 4 sports blowing their money. just to name a few ,, Jose Canseco, Lenny Dysktra, Curt Schilling (in fairness to Schilling he made a bad business decision with that video company and broke the golden rule, he went all in and lost). Mike Modano lost a bunch in some failed investment but luckily didn't lose all he had earned. or so i recall.
so it's not just a "black athlete" thing nor always the "Rock Star Life". many players get into business ventures that fail through no fault of their own, or because they simply don't have the background for it. some even get swindled by supposedly credible firms. the ones that let their Uncle Joe or their childhood buddy invest their money get what they deserve when it goes south.
they'd be better off going to fucking Merrill Lynch or Charles Schwab.
https://www.celebritynetworth.com/ri...ick-net-worth/
bottom line Kap didn't take this interview serious. moving it at the last minute was just a stunt and wearing that Kunta Kinte shirt was bullshit.
a few years back i went on an interview with my current employer, one of the top 5 ginormus banks, and it was on a friday. the recruiter told me that Ginormus bank actually said since it was blue jeans friday i could wear business casual if i wanted. (not jeans). so what do ya think TWK wore? a fucking full on suit and tie. old school all the way. got the gig too. how much the suit played into it doesn't matter. i played the game by the rules.
all you do is start shit. Just like in this thread...couldn't stick to the topic as usual with post #3....its nice to see someone scrape your ass with fiber glass for a change. 
