";s:4:"text";s:4251:" San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick, right, and Eric Reid protest during the national anthem before an NFL game against the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 18, 2016, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Colin Kaepernick has returned to "Madden NFL" for the first time since the 2016 season.. EA Sports shared the news in a statement on Sept. 8. More than that, though, he’s even encouraging teams to sign Kap.“They usually don’t ask me about who they’re gonna sign…Those are decisions that each individual owner has to make, and their club, their coaches, their General Manager. Actually, Kaepernick’s The Icon jersey comes on the four-year anniversary of that fateful move as a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers in 2016.“Four years ago, I took a knee to protest against systemic racism and social injustice. Colin Kaepernick made the comments while defending former San Francisco 49ers teammate Eric Reid, who he says is being "blackballed" by the NFL.As the NFL kicked off its first games of the season this weekend.The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who started kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and systematic racism in 2016, questioned the NFL motives in a tweet this weekend.Kaepernick's post also claimed the league was "blackballing" his ex-teammate Eric Reid, who is currently unsigned to a team and has also been an outspoken proponent of social justice issues. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File),Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. #TrueTo7. Former NFL football quarterback Colin Kaepernick applauds while seated on stage during W.E.B. Colin Rand Kaepernick (/ ˈ k æ p ər n ɪ k / KAP-ər-nik; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and football quarterback who is a free agent.He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL).
San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick, right, and Eric Reid protest during the national anthem before an NFL game against the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 18, 2016, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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