It's not for me to blast a player. If I was present at a practice facility during the week, I would probably get into a confrontation with a sports figure.
I don't understand dynamics like the one between San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw and Grant Cohn. San Francisco probably should drop the criticism of Kinlaw because he isn't a huge fan of the 49ers.
The third year player who appeared in a grand total of 19 games in two seasons due to knee issues has been the subject of ridicule by the man. Despite the attempt at production value with the intro graphic and music, it comes off as a borderline parody that you will see on SNL.
The clip about Kinlaw being a bust is not a hit piece. Two journalists are trying to understand why the Niners chose a player who had medical red flags, and why the doctors didn't do anything about it.
Not everyone is willing to watch an eight minute video to see if the take reflects the headline, and that carried over into the OTAs this week when Kinlaw approached Cohn. The two exchanged words before the South Carolina alum knocked off the other's hat. The beat writer (vlogger?) took to his channel again to say that his career and potential early retirement flashed before his eyes during the spat.
His argument is rife with racial undertones, and he is playing the victim. Ideally, people are too smart to fall for a white guy who is afraid of a black man. I give society too much credit.
Kinlaw was invited to talk on his channel about why he is so mad.
The back and forth is very similar to the time when the host was on a pre-canceled Bill O'Reilly show. The only point he tries to make is that Kinlaw is not representing his team well.
Deebo Samuel, George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk, and Taybor Pepper jumped to their teammate's defense on social media. The players were just sentiments, and why the fuck is this troll allowed to show up at the facility when he is more motivated by adding YouTube subscriptions than covering the team.
Kinlaw lowering the exchange into a ball-measuring contest was entertaining, but I can't endorse him doing it. It was construed as a personal attack, and what Cohn views as brutal honesty can be. Kinlaw hates being in the training room as much as any player who has been plagued by injuries, and constantly screams that he doesn't benefit anyone.
Did he think Javon was going to show up and play? Some athletes dislike the media because of their particular brand of journalism. If he doesn't figure that out, he's going to get punked in interviews and on the Cohn Zone.
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