Recent Colin Kaepernick critic and former Ravens star Ray Lewis has decided to jump on the bandwagon and take a knee after President Donald Trump condemned NFL players for doing so.
In the past month, Lewis has claimed that Kaepernick went unsigned to a team because of a tweet his girlfriend posted.
The tweet compared Lewis to Stephen from Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained holding on to Candide as he died to that of the relationship Lewis had with the Ravens owner. In an attempt to insinuate that Lewis had a house negro love affair with owner Steve Bisciotti, Kap's prospect of being signed went out of the window.
During an appearance from earlier this month Showtime's Inside the NFL, Lewis gave his reasoning for why the deal did not happen.
"Then, his girl [Colin Kaepernick's girlfriend] goes out and put out this racist gesture and doesn't know we are in the back office about to try to get this guy signed. Steve Bisciotti has said it himself, 'How can you crucify Ray Lewis when Ray Lewis is the one calling for Colin Kaepernick?' …
"When they (Ravens) called me, it was to say, 'Yes or no?' … We were going to close the deal to sign him … Steve Bisciotti said, 'I want to hear Colin Kaepernick speak to let me know that he wants to play football.' … And it never happens because that picture comes up the next day. "
This past month was not the only time Lewis discredited Kaepernick's protest. He has gone toe-to-toe with Fox Sports One's Shannon Sharpe several times over the course of a year debating the merits of the protests. And in those live discussions, Lewis dismissed Kaep's charitable works that went along with the protests.
So when Lewis decided to take two knees today at the Jaguars and Ravens game in London, Twitter unloaded.
Ray Lewis took a knee with the Ravens. Did somebody hit him with a camera flash?
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 24, 2017
Many people echoed Jemele Hill's sentiments.
All that bile Ray Lewis spit about Kaep kneeling and he kneels?!? Some negroes only wanna get on when everybody else is doing it.
— Humma Cavula (@Tony_Be) September 24, 2017
Ray Lewis who said, "I’ve never been against Colin Kaepernick. But I am against the way he’s done it," was on both knees this AM. https://t.co/3aWmRc4i0P
— Christina Watkins (@CWatkinsTV) September 24, 2017
"Lemme put both these knees down a repent from all that bull shit I was talkin I'm sorry y'all" -Ray Lewis https://t.co/roibLCsLg2
— Auxcordbae (@AGELESSAMBITION) September 24, 2017
Ray Lewis is only kneeling so he can get closer to hell.
— mobbdeen (@Deen8) September 24, 2017
Look at Ray Lewis coon ass! Stand your ass up boy
— Keenan (@keenan_21) September 24, 2017
Ray Lewis on his knee crying and thanking God he beat that murder charge
— Everybody ❤️s Danae (@DanaeLovesYou) September 24, 2017
You are so full of shit @raylewis you been speaking out against Kaep all this time now you crying like Jimmy Swaggart
— Chels (@ChelsIsRight) September 24, 2017
The entire Black community watching Ray Lewis #TakeTheKnee at the Ravens and Jaguars game in London. pic.twitter.com/YOLVj4gzPF
— NUFF (@nuffsaidNY) September 24, 2017
@ShannonSharpe ya boy @raylewis got 2 be kidding me so now he's taking a knee Seriously, its nice 2 be able 2 jump on the bandwagon pic.twitter.com/eZObFjwNTJ
— Latrese (@lroby682) September 24, 2017
Now that Lewis has joined the #TakeTheKnee movement, will he change his tune on Kaep or will he keep singing the same song?