Interesting that no one seems to have much of a problem with Brandon Marshall, Marshawn Lynch or Eric Reid taking a knee or seat during the anthem. But Colin Kaepernick is the devil.

This not unlike the height of the steroid issue in baseball. No player was above suspicion, and at least on appearances you could presume that Mike Piazza, Roger Clemens, Rafael Palmeiro and many, many others were on the juice. There was no reason to assume Ken Griffey Jr., David Ortiz, Todd Helton and hundreds or thousands of non-household names were simply presumed to be clean or that no one cared about them.

Yet, only Barry Bonds was the devil. 

Just as only Colin Kaepernick is the devil in this situation. Jerry Jones and 30-odd other owners have no problem hiring known domestic batterers and probable steroid users, yet for some reason a player who expects better from the nation has committed a cardinal sin.