Report: Kaepernick says that a decade after taking a knee, he shuns the NFL for ‘blackballing’ him
Kaepernick says the league has not changed and points to more than $575 million in social justice contributions as evidence of performative reform.
- In a recent interview, former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick criticized the NFL's social justice initiatives as "performative" and "disingenuous," stating he no longer watches the league.
- Kaepernick has remained unsigned since the 2016 season, an exile he attributes to NFL blackballing for his kneeling protests, leading to a 2019 legal settlement with the league.
- Multiple coaches, including former Baltimore Ravens boss John Harbaugh, were "shut down from above" when attempting to sign him, Kaepernick alleged, while criticizing the league's "race norming" practices.
- The NFL defended its record by pointing to the "Inspire Change" initiative, which contributed more than $575 million to social justice efforts, though Kaepernick maintains the league has not "materially changed."
- Kaepernick is releasing a part-memoir, part-manifesto titled "The Perilous Fight" this month and continues activism through his "Know Your Rights" camps designed to educate young people.
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France24Kaepernick says NFL 'blackballing me' decade after protest
In a rare interview, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback said the NFL's statements condemning racial injustice after the 2020 death of George Floyd had been "laughable," and that the league has not changed. "I'm not gonna support an organization that one, is actively blackballing me, but two, has targeted my brothers who have been protesting as part of this as well," said Kaepernick. "I watch college football," he told NBC News. Despite l…
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Report: Kaepernick says that a decade after taking a knee, he shuns the NFL for 'blackballing' him
Colin Kaepernick still watches football, but not the NFL. In an interview with NBC News, he says he prefers college games.
Colin Kaepernick is right about the NFL’s ‘performative’ racism campaign — but he’s also a hypocrite
As part of an ongoing media blitz to promote his upcoming memoir, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick dismissed the league’s condemnation of racism as "performative."In an interview with NBC News, Kaepernick criticized NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell over a video he released in 2020 amid nationwide protests following George Floyd’s death."His response through that video was only because of pressure from players, not because it was altruistic,…
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