Colin Kaepernick

Ted S. Warren/Associated PressSeattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll praised Colin Kaepernick for his stand against systemic racism and police brutality during the 2016 season. On the Flying Coach podcast on Tuesday (h/t ESPN's Nick Friedell), Carroll said "we owe a tremendous amount" to Kaepernick for his protest during the national anthem in his…

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The Football Association will adopt a commonsense approach if Premier League players heed the call from the chairman of Kick It Out to take a knee in protest at the killing of George Floyd by police … Read More

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Key Words Published: June 1, 2020 at 3:47 p.m. ET The SpaceX and Tesla CEO wonders what message charging only police officer Derek Chauvin sends Elon Musk has weighed in on the death of George Floyd. Getty Images Although Elon Musk was celebrating SpaceX’s first successful manned launch into space…

Sunday, Royce White will lead his second demonstration against the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.Photo: GettyOn Thursday, Royce White sent a text message to a few athletes and friends from Minneapolis to gather folks for a peaceful demonstration against the killing of George Floyd. The next day, a few…

Former San Francisco 49ers stars Eric Reid and Torrey Smith had opposite views on team owner Jed York announcing a $1 million donation to “local and national organizations who are creating change.” The news came as protests continued around the nation after the death of George Floyd, an issue that…

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s statement on the death of George Floyd did not go over well with fans or players. Image: GettyAfter Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills read NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s statement yesterday on the death of George Floyd, he could only muster up three words: “Save the bullshit.”Perhaps…

Randy Shropshire/Getty ImagesWWE Superstar Titus O'Neil and WWE Hall of Famer Batista sat down Saturday to discuss the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and how to fix the racial divide among police and African American people, as well as in the United States as a whole.O'Neil and Batista, who…

With the recent events in Minnesota, Louisville and other parts of the United States, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is back in the news.It has become clear that Kaepernick's message from his protests during the national anthem in the 2017 NFL season didn't take hold.The deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis…