Stop comparing Jaxson Dart’s New York Trump rally speech to Colin Kaepernick’s activism

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart committed the cardinal sin of endorsing President Donald Trump by simply introducing him at his rally in the Empire State on Friday.

Many liberal sports fans and media members lost their minds over this, and even Abdul Carter, Dart’s teammate and fellow first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, said, “I thought this was AI, what are we doing, man?” He tried to embarrass him by saying.

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One of the silliest reactions to Dart’s appearance at the rally was comparing the star quarterback to disgraced former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick, of course, is famous for kneeling during the national anthem while playing for the San Francisco 49ers after losing his starting job to Blaine Gabbert due to injury and poor performance. He has since become one of, if not the greatest, activist athletes of our lifetime.

One player caused a scene on the field, denigrated the police, belittled crime, wore a Fidel Castro t-shirt in the locker room, disrespected law enforcement and the military, and wore socks that made cops look like pigs during practice. The other introduced a sitting president at a rally in the state where he plays football. These two guys aren’t even in the same stratosphere. Comparing them isn’t even like comparing apples to oranges. It’s like comparing apples to manure.

Colin Kaepernick, Eli Harold and Eric Reid of the San Francisco 49ers kneel during the national anthem before their game against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field in Orchard Park on October 16, 2016. (Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)

“I’m old enough to remember when Colin Kaepernick was fired from the NFL by a group of collusive owners for speaking out about police brutality,” said one X user.

First of all, this is absolutely not true. Second, let’s take a trip down memory lane and remind people why Kaepernick benched, how he squandered every opportunity he had to play after his activism on the field, and what inspired him to kneel:

Kaepernick was not blacklisted by the NFL. He ruined his own career. He remained on the bench after a miserable 2-6 start in which he barely completed half his passes. He decided to kneel during the national anthem for the first time since becoming a substitute. His game had regressed significantly, both in terms of passing and threat. He then opted out of his contract with San Francisco in 2017 following injuries, a demotion, and increasingly divisive activism. In the process, he became a constant political distraction, making himself unattractive to other teams.

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In 2017, it was reported that the Baltimore Ravens were preparing to take a chance on Kaepernick and sign him, with the help of Ray Lewis. But that changed after Kaepernick’s then-girlfriend, television and radio host Nessa Diab, posted a tweet that Lewis himself described as “racist.” The post compared Lewis and Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti to characters from the movie “Django Unchained.”

In November 2019, the NFL held a highly unconventional league-wide workout for Kaepernick in Atlanta. All 32 teams were invited. But hours before kickoff, Kaepernick moved the practice from the NFL’s chosen facility to a nearby high school. As former NBC NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya said, “He doesn’t really want to play football.” He was more interested in cashing huge checks as a political activist than returning to the league.

As for why he initially took the knee, Kaepernick was inspired by knife criminal Mario Woods, who stabbed someone in San Francisco and was shot by police for refusing to comply with a deadly weapon in his hand.

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Do you really want to compare Jaxson Dart speaking at a rally to this guy? Really? The former quarterback turned race predator who embarrassed his white adoptive parents. The guy who claimed the NFL Combine was like a slave trade. Come on now. Stop this nonsense.

In response to Dart’s appearance, another post stated: “Kaep took a knee and was blacklisted for police violence against black people because they just wanted him to ‘focus on sports’. But Dart is allowed to be ‘political’.”

Kaepernick was not blacklisted again. The league did not conspire against him. He’s not a hero and he’s not a victim.

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Athletes are allowed to support and even campaign for their preferred political candidates. This is a free country. But speaking at a rally in your spare time is completely different from being a divisive distraction on the field and in the locker room.

NFL quarterback Jaxson Dart introduces President Donald Trump at the Fighting For American Workers event on May 22, 2026 in Suffern, NY. (Ryan Murphy/AP)

This is another clear indication of the intolerance and hypocritical nature of the left. They can’t accept Dart speaking at a Trump rally, but they will either stay silent or applaud when LeBron James speaks at a Hillary Clinton rally and Stephen Curry speaks in support of Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in 2023. They applaud Steve Kerr and Doc Rivers for lying about ICE kidnapping children and killing American citizens. The list is endless and sickening.

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Yes, keep politics out of sports. Sport is what should bring us together, regardless of political affiliation, and it should be a unifying outlet away from the heavy political climate we find ourselves in every day. As an athlete, it’s okay for me to speak at a rally in your free time. Does it get a reaction from the other side? No doubt. Better than doing it in uniform? I believe so.

It is your First Amendment right to attempt to shame and even crucify Dart for having the honor and privilege of introducing the sitting President of the United States. Let me see you. But comparing Dart to Kaepernick is ridiculous.