Ten years after he first took a knee to protest US police brutality, Colin Kaepernick said he is still being blackballed by the NFL and no longer watches the "disingenuous" league.
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 leading them to the Super Bowl game in February 2013, Kaepernick was released by the 49ers in 2017 -- a year after his kneeling protest began -- and has not played for an NFL team since.
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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 leading them to the Super Bowl game in February 2013, Kaepernick was released by the 49ers in 2017 -- a year after his kneeling protest began -- and has not played for an NFL team since.
#league #francisco
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