Abdul El-Sayed dodges 'racist NFL' claim, continues defending Colin Kaepernick

When Watters pressed him to defend it, El-Sayed tried to dodge the question before he was eventually tackled.El-Sayed, the progressive Senate candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, previously blasted football for fostering "toxic masculinity," "bro culture," and "racism, misogyny, and homophobia."ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.

TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!He also branded the NFL fundamentally racist and insisted the grifting ex-QB Colin Kaepernick deserved more years in the league.Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed poses for a portrait in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday, Feb.

21, 2026.(Evan Cobb for The Washington Post via Getty Images)It showed just how separated El-Sayed is from the common American.He told Watters:"Look, I think for Colin Kaepernick, I think he should have had several more years in the NFL.

Now I think he's a pretty damn good quarterback.I think, unfortunately, he lost a lot of time.EL-SAYED DARES GOP RIVAL TO NO-PADS FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN AS SENATE FEUD TURNS PERSONAL"But the bigger question right now when it comes to football, look, I know you guys like to think I don't like football, but I'm happy to line up against anybody who thinks that I don't like football."And I'll just tell you, the bigger issue that we have for football right now is, I looked at ticket prices to try and go and see a game with my family.

It's astronomical through the roof."Now, I think football used to be the kind of thing that you could enjoy with people...That's gone for too many people.

I want to talk about football.I want talk about access to football."About those old claims that the NFL is racist ...

Watters called out El-Sayed's side-stepping of his old comments.ABDUL EL-SAYED GRILLED ON PAST STATEMENTS ON SHARIA LAW AND WHITE SUPREMACY, TAXING THE RICH"I asked you if you thought the NFL was racist because you said the NFL is racist and now you're talking about ticket prices.The NFL is too expensive you don't agree.

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