5 reasons the Dolphins should have signed Colin Kaepernick

4. Dolphins teammates support his cause

Many people believe that teams are hesitant to sign Kaepernick because of his demonstrations. But while he started kneeling during the anthem, he was far from the only one to do it. Tons of players caught wind of the message he was trying to send, and knelt as well in solidarity with Kaepernick.

The Dolphins did it too during Week 1 of the season. Jelani Jenkins, Arian Foster, Michael Thomas and Kenny Stills all knelt during the anthem while the Seahawks linked arms. A few players would continue to kneel beyond that week, but it grew more and more scattered as the season went on.

While not every player on the Dolphins supports Kaepernick, Kiko Alonso said he tried to hit him during their lone meeting, most of them have no problem with his cause. The notion that he would’ve been a distraction in their locker room is unfounded.

It was pretty unfortunate that most of the discussion surrounding Kaepernick was that he protested the national anthem rather than the message he was trying to convey. The NFL showed its true colors as a right-wing league, too, when owners said they hated him while viewers tuned out once they saw him and others protest during the anthem.

Kaepernick himself has said he wouldn’t protest during the season, so that eliminates that element of distraction. If he doesn’t kneel, then nobody will become fixated on that, and in turn he can focus on his game.