Colin Kaepernick

This is the second edition of a new column, focused on the challenges to media buying and marketing. Be sure to join Digiday+, our membership program, to get access to this column and all Digiday articles, research and more.During a global pandemic, it’s probably safe to say that the news is…

We miss him more than we can say. Perry Rosenstein, a 93-year-old-victim of Covid-19 who passed away on April 3, was one of a kind.A veteran of World War II, when asked why he joined the Navy (he saw action in Okinawa and Guam), he would say it was to…

Todd Kirkland/Associated PressA fake Twitter account reported Colin Kaepernick signed with the New York Jets Thursday, but there may be some truth to the connection in the end. According to TMZ Sports, the quarterback plans to reach out to the Jets with the hope of securing a contract.Kaepernick reportedly "feels he…

Donald Trump Jr. tried to get in a dig at Colin Kaepernick, calling the quarterback a ‘nonessential employee’ amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Real classy! Donald Trump Jr. managed to insult Colin Kaepernick, people on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis — and, actually every American — with a single Facebook…

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images A tweet falsely credited ESPN’s Adam Schefter with breaking the news. The NFL offseason has been pretty uneventful at this point. On Thursday afternoon, a parody Twitter account tried to shake things up a bit. Twitter user @SuperToughScene changed its display name and avatar to…

April 08, 2020 12:30 PM ET Glenn Beck, founder of Blaze Media and author of the new book “Arguing With Socialists,” joined the Daily Caller’s Stephanie Hamill to discuss the socialist movement in America and share his views on the coronavirus response. “If we lose our money but we keep…

In today’s edition of “Let’s talk about sports to distract ourselves from apocalyptic horrors,” we follow up our list of most overrated NBA players with their diametric opposites: the most underrated.What makes a player underrated? It’s hard to argue Scottie Pippen was underrated in his prime, as he made the…

Apr 2, 2020Paul GutierrezESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports IllustratedALAMEDA, Calif. -- "First and foremost, this is Derek's team, and I understand that." -- Marcus…

After a four-year absence from the NFL, former All-Pro pass rusher Aldon Smith is back. According to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer, Smith has signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys worth $4 million. Selected by the 49ers with the seventh pick in the 2011 draft, Smith quickly became one of the…

The 49ers have experienced a few home runs, along with many swings and misses, over the past decade of NFL drafts.Here are their best and worst picks in each round since 2010. (Beginning with the fifth round, there is no need to list worst picks.)First roundBest: Although the 49ers selected…