Quotable: Colin Kaepernick makes statement on Twitter
Colin Kaepernick fired back at TMZ on Friday, and the Cleveland Browns retained the services of Alex Mack by matching his offer sheet.
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was in the news on Thursday and Friday after a report surfaced that he, along with teammate Quinton Patton and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette, were being investigated in a "suspicious incident." While it's been confirmed that there is some kind of incident, what actually is going on is still up for debate.
TMZ is sticking to its guns that the incident is sexual in nature, and Kaepernick fired back via Twitter on Friday. In a series of tweets, this is what Kaepernick had to say:
(1/3) The charges made in the TMZ story and other stories I’ve seen are completely wrong. They make things up about me that never happened.
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) April 11, 2014 (2/3) I take great pride in who I am and what I do, but I guess sometimes you have to deal with someone who makes things up.
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) April 11, 2014 (3/3) I want to thank all of the people who have shared their encouraging sentiments. I assure you that your faith is not misplaced.
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) April 11, 2014 It’s unclear where things go from here. More details continue to trickle out, such as a report that says the woman at the center of the investigation was taken to the hospital by the Miami fire department, according to a report from the Miami Herald. The woman has no memory of what went on that night, and the incident is being investigated by the Miami Police Department’s Special Victims Unit. We’ll have more on this story as it develops.
“Question is, will he be two-and-through?”
-Mary Kay Cabot, Cleveland.com
The Alex Mack free agency saga came to a close on Friday. After signing the offer sheet tendered to him by the Jacksonville Jaguars, Mack quickly learned he'd be remaining with the Cleveland Browns, as the team wasted no time in matching said offer sheet.
Mack’s deal will pay him $42 million over five years, with $18 million guaranteed over the first two years. Another $8 million becomes guaranteed if Mack does not execute a player option after the second year which would let him hit free agency early, voiding the remainder of his contract and safeguarding him from the threat of the franchise tag. So if he stays at least three years, he’s guaranteed a cool $26 million.
But Mack did not want to remain with Cleveland this offseason, and as Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com asks: will Mack be two-and-through? It likely all depends on whether or not the Browns get their act together as a whole. Mack likely wanted to get out of town due to the instability at the organizational level, which has head coaches and players constantly coming and going. If Cleveland shows better management over the next two seasons, Mack might want to stick around.
“I don’t believe I was racially profiled by the Riverside police department. I believe I was pulled over for speeding.”
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe released a statement regarding his arrest in November for allegedly speeding and possessing more than 10 grams of marijuana. Originally, Bowe had claimed that he may have been racially profiled that night, but on Friday, he said that he wanted to “clear up a few things,” that he did not believe he was racially profiled, and that he was pulled over for speeding.
Bowe went on to say that he wants people to know that he was “treated with courtesy and respect by the police.” However, Bowe is still contesting charges, and on Friday filed a motion to suppress evidence related to his arrest, according to Terez A. Paylor of The Kansas City Star. If the judge accepts the motion, the evidence could be thrown out, but the speeding charge could still stand.
“Protecting themselves by adding at least one more before the start of the offseason program makes sense.”
-Ed Valentine, Big Blue View
The New York Giants were linked to two free agent quarterbacks on Friday in Josh Freeman and Matt Flynn. Freeman spent the 2013 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Minnesota Vikings, while Flynn has bounced around four teams in less than a calendar year. He's unlikely to find a permanent home in New York.
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Same goes for Freeman. The Giants already have Eli Manning, one of the better passers in the NFL. Instead, either Freeman or Flynn would likely be brought in to compete for a backup job, though the team does already have Ryan Nassib and Curtis Painter. It's unclear what exactly New York's motivation happens to be, but as Ed Valentine of Big Blue View notes, the Giants have five preseason games, Manning is recovering from ankle surgery and the team has a history of carrying four quarterbacks on the roster in the preseason.
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