On their popular sports commentary show, It Is What It Is, Cam'ron and Mase recently turned their attention to the persistent discourse surrounding Colin Kaepernick. As the former quarterback continues his promotional tour for his memoir, The Perilous Fight, he has reaffirmed his commitment to training and his desire to rejoin the league. However, the two hip-hop veterans expressed significant skepticism regarding the feasibility and logic of these aspirations.
Mase argued that Kaepernick’s past actions effectively closed the door on a professional return, suggesting that the athlete must accept the consequences of his choices. "After you disrespect me publicly, we're not going back on that," Mase stated during the broadcast. He emphasized that when Kaepernick chose to protest, he was engaging in a cause far greater than the game itself, and that level of activism inherently carries a high price. From Mase’s perspective, the situation is a closed chapter, and attempting to reverse the fallout of his public stance is unrealistic.
Cam'ron echoed these sentiments, highlighting the complexities surrounding Kaepernick's relationship with the NFL and his public friction with Jay-Z. While acknowledging that Kaepernick likely walked away with a substantial settlement from his previous legal battles, Cam'ron noted that the league's attempts to offer him opportunities often seemed like performative gestures rather than genuine invitations. He pointed to reports of Kaepernick’s specific demands, such as wanting to choose his own receivers for workouts, as evidence that the former player is out of step with standard professional protocols.
"I think they did that to be like, 'Let's cover our a** so they don't say we didn't give the n***a another shot,'" Cam'ron remarked, suggesting that the league's outreach was likely a strategic move to manage their public image rather than a sincere effort to bring him back onto the field. The conversation also touched upon Kaepernick’s ongoing tension with Roc Nation, with the quarterback previously alleging that the company had a hand in circulating negative narratives about him following their deal with the NFL.
