SAN JOSE (KPIX) – The sports world reacts to the comparison of the NFL design process to the slavery of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the six-part Netflix documentary about his life, “Colin in Black & White.”

The former star athlete said potential conscripts will be stabbed, stabbed and examined during the NFL Combine and “no boundary will be respected, no dignity will be left intact”. The episode then shows a group of black rookie football players moving from a training field to an auction block.

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Lorenzo Neal, who played 16 seasons in the NFL and went through the Combine, said Kaepernick used poor wording.

“If you’re talking about a combine, combine Tom Brady, arguably the greatest quarterback of all time, he’s been through it – there were no exceptions,” said Neal. “You judge who you are. They want to make sure they are getting the goods they are getting because they are preparing to pay you a handsome salary. But isn’t that the case when you’re interviewing for a job? “

Neal said that when people talk about slavery, many actually “have no idea what it is like to be beaten, whipped or mutilated”.

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“I think if Colin makes that statement and then tries to go back to a place in a league that you feel is treating you like a slave, he just has to be careful using that type of language” said Neal.

Dr. Shaun Fletcher, assistant professor of public relations and sports communications for the state of San Jose, used to work on the other side of combine harvesters.

He worked for the operational side of a college football team and attended combines. He said there is a process of the pre-design process that cameras are not allowed to capture, but he said he still wouldn’t compare it to slavery.

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“Hands are stretched to see how wide their hands are, they are moved and pulled in unusual positions,” Fletcher said. “The combine ended when it ended, not in incapacitation (sic) and death. It didn’t end with the lines breaking up. For many it ended in generational wealth. I am sure that many players would tell you in the end, because I have spoken to many of them myself, that they would do it again. “

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LARKSPUR (BCN / CBS SF) – A former qualified care facility in Larkspur is being viewed as a potential new project home key location for housing the currently homeless.

City officials are working with Marin County and Episcopal Community Services on a grant application under the state’s Project Homekey program to convert the 1251 S. Eliseo Drive facility into 43 “permanent supportive housing” units for single adults in the county are homeless. According to a joint statement released on Tuesday.

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“This development is a win-win situation. It is revitalizing an unused property and providing much-needed housing for some of Marin’s most vulnerable people, ”said Kevin Haroff, Larkspur Mayor.

In addition to housing, the location would offer a range of services including case management, mental health, educational and career programs.

Episcopal Community Services is currently negotiating the purchase of the building, which is located on an idyllic stretch of Corte Madera Creek and will also serve as operator of the facility.

Officials plan to submit the grant application in early October.

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The project is undergoing an “exhaustive review process” during which organizers will seek public opinion, according to Tuesday’s announcement.

Should the state funding come through, the Episcopal Community Services, the city and the district plan to form an advisory group in which representatives of all three organizations as well as actors from the neighborhood and people “who have lived homelessness” are represented.

While cost estimates are still in the early stages and could change, the total price is estimated at around $ 20.5 million, with the county bringing in about $ 8 million and the remainder coming from the state, according to ECS spokesman Alex Tourk.

If all goes well, the new enclosures could be operational by the end of 2022, Tourk said.

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