Just one week before the opening of free agency, Kaepernick wants to comport himself like every other athlete, content to fight behind the scenes instead of being the face of the racial injustice war. The man who galvanized so many minorities tired of seeing innocents die in police shootings is suddenly no more, but the new Kap is an easier sell to the NFL. The game of football is more important than the rules he himself set forth for his protest.