Kaepernick opts out of contract, becomes free agent (Yahoo Sports)

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) and San Francisco 49ers linebacker Tank Carradine (95), leave the field at the end of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Dolphins defeated the 49ers 31-24. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Colin Kaepernick is a free agent after opting out of his San Francisco 49ers contract Friday. The six-year veteran quarterback who drew particular attention and headlines last season by not standing for the national anthem, met with new general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan before making the move. Kaepernick made a meteoric rise with the 49ers under coach Jim Harbaugh, leading them to the 2012 NFC title and a close loss to Baltimore in the Super Bowl.


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Paper apologizes for column tying Peterson case to slavery (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson carries the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Minneapolis. The Vikings on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. have declined to exercise their option for next season on Petersons contract. This makes the franchises all-time leading rusher an unrestricted free agent when the market opens next week. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King, File)

A Wisconsin newspaper is apologizing for a columnist who connected Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson’s child abuse case to beatings suffered by slaves. Green Bay-Press Gazette columnist Pete Dougherty’s remark came in a column calling for the Packers to consider signing Peterson. Referencing the charge Peterson faced for disciplining his son with a wooden switch, Dougherty wrote that Peterson ”likely is descended from slaves who suffered savage disciplinary beatings generation after generation after generation.


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NFL Rumors: 49ers-Redskins Kirk Cousins Trade Talk Including Cowboys, Tony Romo?

The Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers reportedly could involve the Dallas Cowboys in a possible Kirk Cousins trade.Kirk Cousins was hit with the exclusive franchise tag before the deadline by the Washington Redskins. Even still, that doesn’t make anything certain. Though no team can…

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