Nancy Armour Haircut won’t help Kaepernick

Quarterback’s politics keep him on sidelines

Colin Kaepernick could cut his hair, shave his beard and wear three-piece suits every day of the week, and he’d still be radioactive to NFL owners.

That’s because the quarterback’s shunning isn’t about how he looks or what he wears. It’s not even about what he does when the national anthem is played, really. It’s about politics. Specifically, his own and his refusal to play by those of others.

That’s really what Michael Vick was getting at when he suggested that Kaepernick could help himself by getting a haircut.

“Just go clean cut. Why not?” Vick said during an appearance Monday on Fox Sports 1’s Speak

for Yourself. “You’re already dealing with a lot of controversy surrounding this issue. What he needs to do is just try to be presentable.”

Replace the word “presentable” with “passive” or “palat-

ROBERT HANASHIRO, USA TODAY SPORTS Colin Kaepernick, who played for the 49ers for six seasons, remains unsigned as training camps approach.