Low settlement makes it far less likely Kaepernick ever plays in NFL again

The moment that attorney Mark Geragos said Colin Kaepernick could still play in the NFL even after settling his collusion grievance — and predicted that someone soon would “do the right thing” and sign him — I started to think it would never happen. The moment Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street

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LeBron James Salutes Colin Kaepernick For Sacrificing His Career Over 'Something That Was Bigger Than Him'

NBA great LeBron James is throwing his support behind Colin Kaepernick, insisting the embattled quarterback “gave up everything” with his decision to drop to one knee during the U.S. national anthem as a protest during NFL games. On the latest edition of HBO Sports series “The Shop”, the LA Lakers power

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Colin Kaepernick's lawyer would not be surprised if Bob Kraft and Patriots make move for ex-49ers QB

Colin Kaepernick’s lawyer believes his client has a chance to be Tom Brady’s successor. In the wake of a stunning settlement with the NFL in Kaepernick’s collusion case, his lawyer told CNN the former 49ers QB very much still wants to return to the league, and that the Patriots could be a

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Players voted to replace Blake Bortles with Colin Kaepernick in NFL survey

It’s been two full seasons since Colin Kaepernick played in an NFL game while a long list of objectively worse quarterbacks have seen playing time. If it were up to NFL players, though, Kaepernick would be in the league. The Athletic surveyed 85 defensive players across 25 teams, and 81 of those

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The Outspoken Voice of the NFL Player Protests—and It Isn’t Colin Kaepernick

Eric Reid should have been celebrating after the Panthers beat the Buccaneers earlier this month. “They” are the NFL’s team owners, and the “his” refers to Reid’s close friend and former teammate with the San Francisco 49ers, Colin Kaepernick. In 2016, Reid and Kaepernick together catalyzed a movement

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Colin Kaepernick Arrives at NFL Headquarters for Roger Goodell Deposition

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick arrived at the NFL’s New York City headquarters Tuesday morning for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s deposition. TMZ Sports reported the news, noting Goodell is being deposed as part of Kaepernick’s collusion case against the league

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Adidas wants to sign Kaepernick if he signs with an NFL team first

Adidas is interested in signing Colin Kaepernick. However, there appears to be just one possible snag — the free agent quarterback must first be signed by an NFL team. That could be quite the sticking point, given that Kaepernick was made to sit out all of last season and has drawn little apparent interest

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Adidas Wants to Sign Colin Kaepernick If He Plays in the NFL This Year

Colin Kaepernick could be the newest endorsee of the Three Stripes if he is re-signed by an NFL team. According to AZ Central, in a recent interview at Arizona State’s Global Sport Summit, president of Adidas North America Mark King told CEO of Arizona State University’s Global Sport Institute

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What Exactly Is Going On With Colin Kaepernick?

Folks, the NFL never sleeps. Even now, in the dog days of mid-May, as the league’s news cycle yawns and feels its eyelids getting heavy, the continued unemployment of Colin Kaepernick is there to slap everyone awake again. There’s been a lot of this and a lot of that said and written about Kaepernick in recent weeks.…

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Jim Harbaugh And Chip Kelly Go To Bat For Colin Kaepernick

NFL free agency began three weeks ago, and Colin Kaepernick is still a man without a team, even in a league in which Mike Glennon just got $19 million guaranteed to actually start for someone. Is Kaepernick being blackballed because of his national anthem protest? It he still unsigned because of his lack of ability?…

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U.S. President Brags That NFL Teams Are Supposedly Scared Of His Tweets

Last week, Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman quoted an anonymous NFL GM who said “10 percent” of NFL teams were hesitant about signing free-agent QB Colin Kaepernick because of possible political repercussions. While Freeman wrote that some teams would avoid Kaepernick over “genuine hate,” others might be hesitant…

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