Several prominent NBA players wore Colin Kaepernick jerseys days before Super Bowl LIII. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.” data-reactid=”22″ type=”text”>Days before Super Bowl LIII, several prominent NBA players are standing in solidarity with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James both donned black Kaepernick jerseys ahead of their games this week as takes have heated up about the blackballed quarterback.” data-reactid=”23″ type=”text”>Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James both donned black Kaepernick jerseys ahead of their games this week as takes have heated up about the blackballed quarterback.
willing to play as a backup, no team has signed Kaepernick since the end of the 2016 season, when he kneeled to protest police brutality and racial injustice during the National Anthem. Kaepernick has an ongoing collusion case against the league and has become a sort of civil rights symbol in the mean time.” data-reactid=”24″ type=”text”>Despite being a competent quarterback and willing to play as a backup, no team has signed Kaepernick since the end of the 2016 season, when he kneeled to protest police brutality and racial injustice during the National Anthem. Kaepernick has an ongoing collusion case against the league and has become a sort of civil rights symbol in the mean time.
loss on on Thursday against the Philadelphia 76ers. Kaepernick promoted the jerseys sold in the style of the 49ers black alternate with reportedly all profits going to support Know Your Rights Camp.” data-reactid=”27″ type=”text”>Kaepernick shouted out Durant for wearing his #ImWithKap jersey before the Warriors loss on on Thursday against the Philadelphia 76ers. Kaepernick promoted the jerseys sold in the style of the 49ers black alternate with reportedly all profits going to support Know Your Rights Camp.
Angela Davis, Grammy nominated R&B singer Trey Songz, Red Bull 3 Style World Champion DJ J. Espinosa for their support.” data-reactid=”37″ type=”text”>James also wore a similar jersey coming off a plane Friday before their game against the Warriors. Kaepernick additionally posted pictures thanking political activist Angela Davis, Grammy nominated R&B singer Trey Songz, Red Bull 3 Style World Champion DJ J. Espinosa for their support.
wore the quarterback’s jersey to an NBA preseason game in October and pledged to support his Nike campaign in September. However, it is notable considering to latest discourse around him and the league.” data-reactid=”40″ type=”text”>Standing by Kaepernick is nothing new for athletes, including James, who wore the quarterback’s jersey to an NBA preseason game in October and pledged to support his Nike campaign in September. However, it is notable considering to latest discourse around him and the league.
Goodell continues to avoid Kaepernick questions
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell held his annual Super Bowl press conference on Wednesday and, as has become tradition, fielded and dodged several questions about Kaepernick. When asked if he was comfortable with how history make look back on the league’s handling of Kaepernick, he continued to deflect blame.
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This idea, though, falls flat when considering the state of many would-be-contending teams’ depth charts. Kaepernick may not be a Pro Bowl-level quarterback, but he’s certainly more serviceable than the players the Washington Redskins and Jacksonville Jaguars went with.
wouldn’t fit in their system despite having taken over for Smith previously in San Francisco. Instead, they turned to Mark Sanchez and Josh Johnson, who hadn’t thrown a pass in the league since 2011. Meanwhile, the Jaguars went from runner-up in the AFC to the third-worst record in the conference because of poor quarterback play and tried to make a playoff push with failed Cleveland Browns quarterback Cody Kessler instead of Kaepernick.” data-reactid=”46″ type=”text”>Washington literally fell out of the playoffs when they were too proud to sign Kaepernick after Alex Smith’s devastating leg injury, daring to say he wouldn’t fit in their system despite having taken over for Smith previously in San Francisco. Instead, they turned to Mark Sanchez and Josh Johnson, who hadn’t thrown a pass in the league since 2011. Meanwhile, the Jaguars went from runner-up in the AFC to the third-worst record in the conference because of poor quarterback play and tried to make a playoff push with failed Cleveland Browns quarterback Cody Kessler instead of Kaepernick.
Backlash is affecting the Super Bowl halftime show
the NFL cancelled Maroon 5’s pre-Super Bowl press conference as to avoid questions about the quarterback.” data-reactid=”48″ type=”text”>The uproar surrounding Kaepernick’s absence has even trickled down to the Super Bowl halftime show, where multiple major artists have turned down the league because of their its of Kaepernick. It became so bad that the NFL cancelled Maroon 5’s pre-Super Bowl press conference as to avoid questions about the quarterback.
turning down the league in support of Kaepernick. Inspired by her husband Offset, a rapper from nearby Lawrenceville, Georgia, she said, “I got to sacrifice a lot of money to perform. But there’s a man who sacrificed his job for us, so we got to stand behind him.”” data-reactid=”49″ type=”text”>Maroon 5 will certainly sing their hit single “Girls Like You,” but Cardi B will not be there to sing her featured verse after turning down the league in support of Kaepernick. Inspired by her husband Offset, a rapper from nearby Lawrenceville, Georgia, she said, “I got to sacrifice a lot of money to perform. But there’s a man who sacrificed his job for us, so we got to stand behind him.”
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turned down the chance to headline the halftime show for the same reason, and Jay-Z, Common, Nick Cannon and Meek Mill have all called on fellow rapper Travis Scott to pull out of the show. ” data-reactid=”51″ type=”text”>Meanwhile, Rihanna turned down the chance to headline the halftime show for the same reason, and Jay-Z, Common, Nick Cannon and Meek Mill have all called on fellow rapper Travis Scott to pull out of the show.
