Diddy Wants To Buy Panthers To Sign Kaep After Owner Kerfuffle, Kaep Doesn't Want To Be Signed!

Just a few weeks ago, Diddy was saying he wanted to buy the entire NFL. That, of course, was never realistic, but with the Carolina Panthers suddenly up for sale, you’d have to think the rapper/entrepreneur would be interested, right? Actually, Diddy has a two-part plan in mind: Buy the Panthers, then sign Colin Kaepernick. When he learned of Diddy’s plan, Kaepernick had other ideas. Unsigned since parting with the San Francisco 49ers last March, he is thinking about moving up in the NFL’s hierarchy. “I want in on the ownership group!” he tweeted Monday morning. “Let’s make it happen!” Which would be interesting if, as many have theorized, Kaepernick is being blackballed from the league because of his national anthem demonstrations. Kaepernick’s response clearly indicates that he is not interested in playing NFL football anymore. He knows that his time is up and has been for a while now. So the next best thing he can do is become an owner in the league. Although Diddy did not invite Kaep to become part of the ownership team, Kaep’s request puts Diddy in a weird space. Even though Diddy would have not likely been able to purchase the team anyway. And all of this was made possible by the #metoo campaign, or at least the fallout from it. Current Panthers Owner, 81-year-old Jerry Richardson is having a Donald Sterling moment. Not only is he being accused of sexual harassment, but also racism. And just like Sterling, he is now selling his professional sports team. It will most likely be passed to the next uber-billionaire just like the LA Clippers were passed off to Steve Ballmer of Microsoft when Sterling stepped away. Whoever it goes to should be more focused on money since the investment will be a large one… rather than social justice opportunism and optics like Diddy and Kaepernick appear to be. (PORTION OF ARTICLE ABOVE: NEW YORK TIMES)