Colin Kaepernick

Carmen Mandato/Getty ImagesDoug Williams, the Washington Redskins' senior vice president of player development, said Friday the team hasn't explored the idea of signing free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick in part because of playing in the nation's capital and the likely negative reaction from President Donald Trump.Williams explained his view Friday on…

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Image Source: Getty / Howard Smith / ISI Photos Update, June 11: The US Soccer Federation (USSF) released a statement on June 10 saying that the board of directors voted to repeal the anthem policy requiring players to stand during the national anthem. "We have not done enough to listen…

Tom Schad   | USA TODAY For years, it has been the NFL's third rail — an issue so controversial that, for a substantial portion of the league, it was all but untouchable.When Colin Kaepernick first kneeled during the national anthem in 2016 as a means of protesting police brutality and racial inequality,…

U.S. Soccer’s board of directors has voted to repeal a 2017 policy that required national team players to stand during the national anthem, a rule adopted after Megan Rapinoe kneeled in support of Colin Kaepernick. The board made the decision during a conference call, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday.Policy 604-1 states:…

Todd Kirkland/Associated PressSan Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman says Colin Kaepernick deserves to have an NFL job and can "play at the highest level." "I can want him to have a job, and I can think he deserves a job as much as anybody and everybody's said it who said anything,…

Todd Kirkland/Associated PressLos Angeles Chargers running back Justin Jackson told reporters Colin Kaeprnick should feel "very vindicated" after national protests following the death of George Floyd put police brutality and systemic racism at the forefront of the national conversation.  "It's like a perfect storm ... I think people are finally starting…

Ben Margot/Associated PressGolden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said on Tuesday that he always believed former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick would ultimately be seen as an important figure. "My sense a few years ago is that Kaepernick would eventually be viewed as a hero," he told Mark Medina of USA Today. In 2016, the…

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Al Sharpton admonished NFL commissioner Roger Goodell at George Floyd's funeral on Tuesday, stating he should allow Colin Kaepernick to return to the league."Oh, it's nice to see some people change their mind," Sharpton said as he delivered the eulogy at the private funeral in Houston. "Head of the NFL…