Colin Kaepernick

Carmen Mandato/Getty ImagesFormer Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson said Thursday he urged the team to sign free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick in 2017."I wanted him," Jackson said on WKNR Radio in Cleveland (via Jeff Schudel of the News-Herald). "It just didn't work out. Obviously, those things do have to work…

Jun 5, 2020Dan GrazianoESPN Staff Writer CloseJoined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published novelsAn unprecedented week in the NFL culminated in a landscape-shifting 24 hours that appear to have dramatically changed the league's stance on player protests. Things are happening quickly, and you surely have…

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees urged President Donald Trump on Friday night to stop describing NFL players’ silent actions during the national anthem as disrespect for the U.S. flag as he walked back his own comments earlier this week about patriotism and protests. In an Instagram post addressed directly to…

It took Drew Brees three attempts over multiple days, but the New Orleans Saints quarterback finally apologized for comments implying that NFL players who kneel during the national anthem are unpatri… Read More

Jun 4, 2020Nick WagonerESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com Previously covered University of Missouri football Member of Pro Football Writers of AmericaKyle Shanahan was not yet the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers when quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem in…

Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated PressPro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy believes the perception of Colin Kaepernick will change in the wake of George Floyd being killed while in Minneapolis police custody and the ensuing protests against police brutality and racial injustice. Appearing on ESPN's First Take, Dungy explained there's "no doubt" Kaepernick has…

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, donated $3 million to Know Your Rights Camp, an organization established by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick dedicated to empowering people of color. Dorsey said he gave “$3mm to Colin @Kaepernick7’s @yourrightscamp to advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities…

Ben Margot/Associated PressIn 2017, then-Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell took a knee during the playing of the national anthem in solidarity with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who did so a year prior as a protest against racial discrimination and police brutality. He was the first MLB player to do so.On…

Steve Gardner USA TODAYPublished 11:54 AM EDT Jun 4, 2020Amid a chorus of criticism Wednesday for New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, perhaps the most stinging came from teammate Malcolm Jenkins. Responding to Brees' comments in a Yahoo Finance interview in which the NFL's all-time leading passer made it clear he wouldn't be…

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees did not back down from comments on Wednesday that he will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States when asked about the prospect … Read More