the constitution. eric: let me add this. it s a workplace it s your right to complain about it. you can t complain when others are restricting your right to go on college campuses an speak. that s different. you have every right to go on college campuses and speak. kaepernick has a right to take a knee. tim tebow prayed all the time and nobody stopped him from doing it. that was his right. eric: the argument from the critics, katie, it s a workplace. if they want to go out and protest outside the stadium on their own time they re more than free to do that. kaepernick can protest on his own time. when he does it on the football field at the expense of the team, at the expense of the nfl when ratings are down by 30% and as a result of these protests the nfl is the most unpopular sport in the country.
other 89 quarterbacks in the national football league? absolutely. he deserves a job but not a starting quarterback. i think this is to a certain degree a large degree a football issue. so if it s a football issue they don t want him. if he will be a backup you ll take on everything that goes with this. the fan base in a lot of instances will be very unhappy. eric: you would think the owners would potentially take into account some public reaction to this. look what they put on the field. felons and all sorts of other things. domestic violence, steroids. we have a lot of guys who have done a lot, dui in the national football league. the owners believe those guys can win and they help the team and they want to give them second chances. i believe the colin kaepernick should have a job but i also believe that the nfl owners are not colluding and the coaches are not saying you know what, let s keep him off the field because of the distraction it might cause with our fan base. i don t t
sandra: a major decision expected in the trial of new jersey senator bob menendez. the judge could rule today on whether to dismiss part of the indictment against menendez. the defense says the supreme court decision last year invalidated much of the corruption case against menendez. he is charged with taking bribes from a wealthy friend over several years in exchange for using his influence in the government on that friend s behalf. prosecutors say a dismissal could legalize pay to play. eric: a former 49ers quarterback kaepernick is filing a grievance against the nfl. he claims owners conspired to keep him out of the league. of course, as retaliation for his political activism by sparking the national anthem protests. he says president trump is partly to blame for all this. the president discussed the situation last week with our sean hannity. president trump: i watched colin kaepernick and i thought it was terrible. and then it got bigger and bigger and started mush rooming.
such a precedent threatens all patriotic americans and harkens back to our darkest days as a nation. katie pavlich and mary anne marsh. is there any evidence at all, katie, that kaepernick is being denied a job for the protest as opposed to his playing? good luck with the lawsuit. private corporations and businesses are allowed to hire and fire based on what they want to. in terms of your question about whether there is evidence i would say maybe there is. there are sponsors who decided they won t sponsor games locally and nationally as a result of kaepernick s behavior and as a result of the players broadly deciding to kneel. guess what? they re allowed to do that and say i don t want my name on this unpatriotic show of disrespect to the american flag and for the u.s. military. and so they can look at it that way, kaepernick can submit this grievance as he has said.
and bring some other resources to the country. so, you know, it s going to be a long, long effort, and so we just need as much support as we can, but, you know, anyone can use an organization, like med gift, and they make it almost seamless for you to raise funds and get them to the right places. arthel: is it med gift.org? do you happen to know? if you don t yes, it is med gift.com/jbf. arthel: okay, med gift.com. you are a former nfl star as i started out by saying. i want to talk about that just for one moment. remind us first of all why then san francisco 49ers quarterback kaepernick took a knee in the first place then tell us how if you were organizing ways to address this issue in finding a way for the nfl owners, key coaches, and players to form a coalition to work together on beginning to find a resolution? how would you advise?