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Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick

Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/230 lbs
Born: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
College: Nevada
Draft: 2011 2nd round (4th pick) by the
  • Deadspin

    Roger Goodell wants NFL players to have a 'voice' in volatile Election Year. Don't believe him

    Roger Goodell's recent comments on politics and sports are proof that the league could be on the verge of repeating the same mistakes it did during the Colin Kaepernick era, as the presumed Presidential race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is destined to be another ugly chapter in American history. A few weeks ago, Roger Goodell said something really important at his annual Super Bowl press conference that everybody seemed to ignore. For context, there was no one better than the veteran columnist who authored the classic book, Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete, to ask the NFL Commissioner that question in that setting. “I do prefer our players have voices,” Goodell responded.