#colin kaeprnick

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People are dying in vain because this country isn't holding their end of the bargain up as far as, you know, giving freedom and justice and liberty to everybody.

Colin Kaepernick

[chicagobullslover2181992]

Fuck Trump

If he really told some grieving widow whose husband died serving this country that "he knew what he signed up for" then FUCK him for real. You cold hearted, no good, racist, Orange, narcissistic, fucking ASSHOLE!!! how dare you twist your crooked lips to disrespect someone who is the reason next to God why you can sleep safe at night. How the FUCK are you going to get pissed at athletes keeling during the National Anthem yet disrespect someone in the service your damn self? Like you claimed these football players were doing ? Fuck you! You son of a bitch really from the bottom of my heart FUCK you .

[rootbeergoddess]

GUYS PETA MADE A SUPERBOWL AD USING THE TAKE A KNEE PROTEST STARTED BY COLIN KAEPRNICK AND FOX REJECTED IT!

WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

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#TooReal : Where Are Colin Kaepernick's Critics Now?  ... [video]

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NFL Airs Anti-Police Brutality Ad During The Super Bowl + Blackballed Colin Kaepernick Does Charity Instead + The Carters Criticized For Not Standing During National Anthem

There’s drama following Super Bowl LIV! (Shocker, right?) The NFL interestingly aired an anti-police brutality commercial during the game, sans blackballed player Colin Kaepernick. Find out what Kap was doing during the game, plus the controversy surrounding Beyonce & Jay-Z sitting during the National Anthem inside…

The behind-the-scenes drama seems to be just as entertaining as the actual game for this year’s Super Bowl LIV.

As we all know, the commercials that play during the Super Bowl are a big deal, so when an anti-police brutality ad popped up during the big game it def took folks by surprise. Like, the hypocrisy and irony is unmatched.

After blackballing former 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick for kneeling in protest of police brutality, the National Football League had the nerve to air an anti-police brutality commercial during the big game. The spot featured the murder of Botham Jean – a black man killed inside his own apartment by white cop Amber Guyger. In the clip, Botham’s family share photos and videos of Botham, explaining how the world lost a wonderful human being in a senseless act of violence.

Check it:

  https://t.co/0k9IQU4xM5 We are in this together.#EveryonesChild #InspireChange pic.twitter.com/yaH04eG2OA

— NFL (@NFL) January 22, 2020

  The commercial was good. There’s no taking away from the message of the commercial. However, isn’t this what Kaepernick was kneeling for? To bring awareness to police brutality?

In 2016, Colin Kaepernick started a silent protest where he took a knee during the National Anthem to help bring awareness to police brutality and racial injustices. His actions eventually resulted in the former QB being blackballed from the league, yet they air a commercial with the SAME message he has been trying to spread to the masses?

The ad seems to be part of the NFL’s initiative called Inspire Change, which is a campaign spearheaded by Jay-Z last year when he inked his deal with the league. The campaign is dedicated to “education and economic empowerment, police and community relations, and criminal justice reform.”

So why now does the NFL seemingly see the issue with police brutality, but didn't see the vision about why the NFL platform IS a place for this to be discussed when Colin Kaepernick took a knee?

It didn't go unnoticed:

  And then, in an ultimate hold my beer moment, the @NFL, who blackballed Kaep for years for protesting cops killing unarmed black men, had an ad about effecting social change by fighting to reduce the number of unarmed black men killed by police.

You can't make this shit up.

— JayQwellin (@DarkCovfefe) February 3, 2020

    lmao the fucking nfl has an ad about addressing police brutality hmmm if only someone was trying to do that years ago pic.twitter.com/XWRaacUg8j

— jordan (@JordanUhl) February 3, 2020

    No, no, no @NFL! DO NOT HALF-STEP!!! You want to do the right thing by running the "Inspire Change"/ Unjustified Police Brutality commercials? I sincerely think that's great. But don't you dare continue to do it without giving @Kaepernick7 a fair shot at getting back into the NFL

— Cornell Lawrence (@CornellLawrenc3) February 3, 2020

    Black people are not to be tokenized for political exploitation.

Two rich, racist presidential candidates conveyed white savior complex.  @Kaepernick7 took a knee to protest police brutality, only to have the @NFL publicize an ad on police brutality.

Billionaires are https://t.co/ZynV6GOL6d

— Shaniyat Chowdhury for US Congress NY5 (@Shaniyat2020) February 3, 2020

  The hypocrisy.

Meanwhile...

  February owes me nothing..#SuperbowlSunday #BlackHistory365#Harlem#ColinKaepernick pic.twitter.com/CrYYRz4G8R

— K. Poitier! (@harlemhoney77) February 3, 2020

  While his former team played in the Super Bowl, Colin Kaepernick was busy giving back!

The former NFL star made his way to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem yesterday where he spent time meeting the employees and touring the building. Then, he teamed up with Carolina Panthers safety/his friend Eric Reid and 100 Suits for 100 Men at the SCO Family Shelter in Jamaica, Queens to pass out suits to men. The organization 100 Suits for 100 Men is a non-profit that gifts clothing to men and women looking for jobs.

After that, Colin helped serve meals at the Shelter with help from the LES Girls Club and Know Your Rights volunteers.

Check it below:

  THE GIVE BACK   Yesterday at SCO Family Shelter in Jamaica Queens, NYC @Kaepernick7 @E_Reid35 @100suits @girlsclubny #imwithkap #nokapnonfl pic.twitter.com/5y50XWng0s

— Know Your Rights Camp (@yourrightscamp) February 3, 2020

  There was more controversy from the Super Bowl...

  WATCH: While thousands of proud Americans stood in-allegiance for the National Anthem, Jay-Z and Beyonce sat in silence.

America has no place for unpatriotic scum like these two.

Kick them and Colin Kaepernick right down to Mexico!#fixit pic.twitter.com/4JlEAKhd4i

— Andrew Pollack (@AndrewPollackFL) February 3, 2020

  As Demi Lovato belted out the National Anthem, Beyonce & Jay-Z were recorded sitting during her performance. And that caused social media to go into a frenzy.

  Beyonce and Jay-Z should be thanking America not disgracing it! pic.twitter.com/Zu6iw7kReK

— ACT for America (@ACTforAmerica) February 3, 2020

    There was backlash when Kaeprnick kneeled during the Anthem, and now Beyonce and Jay-Z. Thing is, there's too much information on this matter for people not to understand why African Americans are disinterested in standing during the Anthem.

— SirVincent Rogers Sr. (@SirV55) February 3, 2020

    What a disgusting act of shame.

Beyonce and Jay-Z remained seated during the National Anthem at the Super Bowl.

This country has given them the opportunity to be everything they are, and they reward it by disgracing the Flag and Anthem!

Our service heroes deserve more respect!

— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) February 3, 2020

  Beyonce and Jay-Z should be thanking America not disgracing it! pic.twitter.com/Zu6iw7kReK

— ACT for America (@ACTforAmerica) February 3, 2020

Eric Reid also posted up on tweets, seemingly firing shots at the Carters:

  https://t.co/yhenyO2oex pic.twitter.com/Khr9Leuf53

— Eric Reid (@E_Reid35) February 3, 2020

  He also retweeted these tweets on his timeline:

  Ladies and gentleman, I present Mr. “I think we’re past kneeling.” https://t.co/f4GXDjio8r

— Resist Programming  (@RzstProgramming) February 3, 2020

    Y’all the fake caring about Black people and injustice ads aren’t for us. It’s for white people, to make them not feel bad about supporting racist politicians & policies. Why would you think they care about us when they continue to kill us?

— Bree Newsome Bass (@BreeNewsome) February 3, 2020

  After news of Hov's deal with the NFL, the Hip Hop mogul said he still supports Kap, but said, “We’ve moved past kneeling. I think it’s time to go into actionable items.” Mr. Carter also said he had spoken to Colin about the deal before it was made public, but the former QB denied those reports.

After Bey & Jay's video went viral, Colin himself even fired a shot. He reposted an IG Stories originally posted by Miko Grimes, the wife of Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Brent Grimes, where she's criticisizing Bey & Jay sitting during the National Anthem with the "thinking" anamoji and the caption, "I thought we were past kneeling tho?":

Bigot Barbie Tomi Lahren didn't waste any time verbally attacking The Carters on social media:

    Beyoncé & Jay-Z (former crack dealer)sit for the national anthem because apparently the United States of America has oppressed them with millions upon millions of dollars & fans. Sounds rough. Maybe they should try another country that allows them a little more freedom & success?

— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) February 3, 2020

  "Beyonce & Jay-Z (former crack dealer) sit for the national anthem because apparently the United States of America has oppressed them with millions upon millions of dollars & fans," she tweeted. "Sounds rough. Maybe they should try another country that allows them a little more freedom & success?"

She's always looking for her little 15 minutes of fame. She knows more than anyone that exercising the right to protest is more American and shows more love for this country than anybody in her party.

Decked out in Ivy Park x Adidas threads, daytime talk show host Wendy Williams said Bey & Jay should have stood during the anthem while delivering her Hot Topics segment today:

  @WendyWilliams  her always telling it like it is! pic.twitter.com/nvTppyhGv2

— vanessa zayas (@silzayas) February 3, 2020

  So, she's dragging Bey while wearing her clothing? Oh. She also threw in that her stylist "received the clothes a few weeks ago," seemingly trying to hint Beyoncé - who is known to not have a relationship with Wendy - gifted the clothes to them.  But who even knows.

Outside of the drama, Bey shared flicks from her personal stash of her Super Bowl outfit:

          View this post on Instagram

                      A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Feb 2, 2020 at 4:37pm PST

  The Lion King star rocked a green Balmain suit accessorized with Messika Paris jewelry.

The Carters brought their daughter Blue Ivy for the Super Bowl festivities:

  Jay-Z x @MeekMill at #SBLIV

: #SBLIV | 6:30pm ET on FOX : NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/aUDcoSc6Lw

— NFL (@NFL) February 2, 2020

    Blue & JAY-Z at the Hard Rock Staduim #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/xtNxw2gZJA

— Moe Samir | Pop Culture & Music Expert (@TheMoeSamir) February 2, 2020

    pic.twitter.com/g2v5TIhoXX

— Família Carter (@familiacarterbr) February 2, 2020

      Beyoncé and Jay Z have just arrived at the Hard Rock Stadium #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/19AytDhSrl

— Moe Samir | Pop Culture & Music Expert (@TheMoeSamir) February 2, 2020

    Beyoncé   pic.twitter.com/vCM3u3yOPO

— Família Carter (@familiacarterbr) February 2, 2020

    Beyoncé e JAY-Z  pic.twitter.com/JR0JhHfY79

— Família Carter (@familiacarterbr) February 3, 2020

  So, what are your thoughts about the NFL's anti-police brutality ad? Also, how do you feel about The Carters sitting out the National Anthem?!

  Photo: Twitter

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Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took to Twitter on Tuesday to show support for  ESPN anchor, Jemele Hill after what some claim to be controversial comments about Donald Trump.

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Colin Kaepernick won a summary judgment against the NFL. Here’s what that means

Colin Kaepernick’s collusion lawsuit against the NFL can continue after overcoming a significant obstacle Thursday.

The arbitrator hearing Colin Kaepernick’s collusion case against the NFL ruled against the league today after the NFL requested dismissal of the case on the grounds that Kaepernick and his legal team had not presented sufficient evidence to proceed.

Breaking news @Kaepernick7 pic.twitter.com/mAYhkRKwB9

— Mark Geragos (@markgeragos) August 30, 2018

Under Article 17, Section 7 of the current collective bargaining agreement, the appointed arbitrator in an anti-collusion matter may “determine whether or not the complainant’s evidence is sufficient to raise a genuine issue of material fact” and dismiss the case if the evidence is insufficient.

This is what’s known as a motion for summary judgment, a common legal tactic used by attorneys to prevent cases from proceeding further into discovery (where potentially damaging documents or depositions could hurt you) or into trial (where you might lose). In essence, moving for summary judgment means asking a judge or arbitrator to look at the facts as they exist at that time and determine that, even if those facts are interpreted in the other party’s favor, there is no legal issue and therefore nothing to determine at trial.

What does this mean for Kaepernick?

For starters, it means he and his team get to keep pursuing the collusion grievance. That’s obviously bad for the NFL, which would like this dispute to go away without owners, general managers, coaches, or Roger Goodell’s wife having to testify in an arbitration hearing. Section 7 states that summary judgment is determined, “at any time following the conclusion of the permitted discovery.” This suggests Kaepernick’s case is likely to proceed to a hearing with the arbitrator, though the CBA doesn’t explicitly preclude multiple motions for summary judgment.

Does it mean Kaeprnick’s more likely to win?

Not necessarily. Remember, the arbitrator’s sole job on this motion is to determine whether there are any material questions of fact. At the hearing, Kaepernick, as the complaining party, has the burden of proving by “a clear preponderance of the evidence” two things: 1) that the league or its franchises engaged in collusive behavior, and 2) that in doing so Kaepernick suffered economic damage. (Preponderance of the evidence is often thought of as having more than 50% of the total evidence favoring your case, and it’s a much lower standard than “beyond a reasonable doubt,” the burden of proof the prosecution has in a criminal case.)

At the federal trial level, a 2007 study by the Federal Judicial Center found that about 17 percent of the civil cases they examined had at least one summary judgment motion filed, and only 5 percent of those resulted in the case being terminated entirely. So while this ruling wasn’t good for the NFL, it also shouldn’t have been especially surprising.

Summary judgment exists to prevent the unnecessary time and expense of taking cases that have no merit to the finish line. Today’s ruling doesn’t mean that Colin Kaepernick’s going to win his case — but it means he’s going to have a viable shot.

That or the NFL just decides to settle and pay Kaepernick some sum of money to avoid any potential embarrassment.

[nofomoartworld]

Hyperallergic: Displaying Kaepernick’s Jersey, MoMA Threads Together Art, Fashion, and Politics

Colin Kaepernick’s jersey at the Museum of Modern Art’s Items: Is Fashion Modern (photo by Allison Meier for Hyperallergic)

In their first foray into fashion in over 40 years, the Museum of Modern Art has assembled some of the most iconic fashion items — from the biker jacket to the little black dress — in their new exhibition Items: is Fashion Modern? But no item may be more important or salient to our contemporary politics than one: Colin Kaepernick’s jersey.

Kaeprnick’s jersey is one of several pieces representing clothing that has transformed from a utilitarian uniform on the field to a capitalist commodity in stores.  And though it became one of the best-selling jerseys in the official NFL merchandise Top 50 list, it holds symbolic significance consisting of more than its commodity fetishism. It has a resonance that is apparent to most viewers, as this jersey in particular has been transmogrified into a symbol of protest and racial liberation.

As explained in a statement from Paola Antonelli and the curatorial team,

We hope that visitors to Items will see in these sports jerseys not only the blood, sweat, and tears of their original wearers but also the complex synthesis of aesthetics, personal choice, collective style, politics, business, race, gender, marketing, labor, and technology that are embodied by their reproductions.

Though fresh and meaningful, one cannot help but smell the waft of opportunism by the curators, especially since the exhibition as a whole wrestles with problems of colonialism and racism throughout.

The inclusion of specific racial and cultural dress like the caftan and sari are contextualized through a Western lens — the former accompanied by a photograph of Elizabeth Taylor during her caftan phase, the latter juxtaposed with a Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress — which, while showing the lineage of fashion design, also shortchanges the viewer’s worldliness. Kaepernick’s jersey falls somewhere in this spectrum of broadening the often exclusionary world of fashion, and succumbing to it on its own terms, for the sake of spectacle.   

Nevertheless, it’s the true stand-out piece in an otherwise standard exhibition. (It even made the highly coveted “Highbrow/Brilliant” quadrant of New York Magazine’s Approval Matrix). Kaepernick’s act of “taking a knee” during the national anthem to protest discrimination and police brutality, symbolized by his jersey, is worthy of the distinction of being displayed in a museum. Solidly incorporating what’s typically a symbol of competition into a narrative of solidarity, the semiotics of this particular fashion item convey how even a shirt can mean much more than its threads.  

The exhibition Items: is Fashion Modern? continues at the Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53 Street, Midtown, Manhattan) through January 28.

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Michael Vick joined Jason Whitlock, Mark Schlereth and Eric Davis to discuss Colin Kaeprnick.

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Ex-NFL Star Marcellus Wiley Is #TeamJayZ, Criticizes 'Mixed Race' Colin Kaepernick & 'Not Black' Nessa - Now He's Getting Dragged

Former NFL star Marcellus Wiley is highly critical of Colin Kaepernick's protest and his girlfriend Nessa's support. He's #TeamJayZ and now he's being dragged for it. More inside...

When Jay-Z inked that new deal with the NFL it shocked the world especially since it seemed like he was SO anti-NFL after Colin Kaepernick was blackballed from the league following his peaceful protest.

Well, former NFL player Marcellus Wiley certainly has picked a side and he's #TeamJayZ. During a recent episode of FS1's "Speak For Yourself," Wiley said he believes the former 49ers quarterback doesn't know the full weight of of injustice because he's "mixed race."

"Kaepernick comes from a situation where he never felt the full weight of these injustices," he said. "This is a mixed race guy who was raised by a white family from Wisconsin to central California. Respect — that does not disqualify you from talking for us but when you make misteps and miscalculations, oh, it comes back into play."

Wiley also called out Kap for "following" in the footsteps of his girlfriend/HOT 97 personality Nessa. He also said he doesn't feel like Nessa doesn't know the full weight of racial injustice because she "is not black."

“And we all know Nessa. Respect to her and her ethnicity. But it’s not black," he said.

Lordt.

Check it:

Now, folks are dragging him over his comments:

  Somebody might wanna let @marcelluswiley know that biracial brothers like Huey P and Harry Belafonte felt the “full burden” of the system. To say Colin can’t speak or lead because he’s mixed is ridiculous.

— Brandon Gibson (@bdg8732) August 19, 2019

    Marcellus Wiley says his “pass” for Colin Kaeprnick has expired. Doesn’t think Kap and Nessa are qualified enough to lead the movement the way they’ve been due to not being fully black. This is getting uglier by the day pic.twitter.com/NUMBByeMBy

— Phella (@PhellaDaFam) August 19, 2019

    You ain't gonna organize a player boycott if Marcellus Wiley ass niccas snitching on you.

— Ella Septima-Hamer (@Jbrous14) August 21, 2019

    marcellus wiley said "brothers of color"

even these big negroes are afraid to say black.

brothers of color

i ain't never in all my 41 years on this earth ever heard a black man refer to a group of black men as "brothers of color".

what type of shit is that?!? https://t.co/0WJWsn768o

— Pokie LaCarre ‏ (@L_Gordito) August 20, 2019

    Please give Marcellus Wiley donkey of the day. Based on his ignorant ass rant yesterday about Kap. Thank you

— Anthony Washington (@anthony33472) August 21, 2019

    #MarcellusWiley pic.twitter.com/WZeoQWwXVJ

— The Groomer D (@YoSahop) August 21, 2019

  Meanwhile, on the magazine front...

  I was invited by @papermagazine to showcase the work we've been doing with @yourrightscamp. We curated this issue highlighting those that have also been taking action in their respective spaces surrounding our Know Your Rights 10 Points. Excited to share this with you!Link in bio pic.twitter.com/faVPWRXX9d

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) August 20, 2019

  The activist graces the cover of PAPER magazine where he talks about advocating for the culture.

This movement needs all types of people. From athletes to healers to poets and artists to scholars and lawyers, we need everyone to contribute to the struggle."

"Empire" star Taraji P. Henson

  This is the foundation to all of the work that we do!

Know Your Rights 10 Points

You have the right to... Be Free Be Healthy Be Brilliant Be Safe Be Loved Be Courageous Be Alive Be Trusted Be Educated Know Your Rights@yourrightscamp pic.twitter.com/RUEy6sDHRu

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) August 20, 2019

    Taraji P. Henson - The Right to Be Healthy

Thank you @TherealTaraji for representing the @yourrightscamp pillar - The Right To Be Healthy! Keep fighting for the wellness of our mental health! Love you Sister! https://t.co/4N5J69UEjv pic.twitter.com/bTc7MK56Sa

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) August 20, 2019

    Thank you for including me @Kaepernick7 https://t.co/7qblNFNXKp

— Taraji P. Henson (@TherealTaraji) August 20, 2019

  Kap's girlfriend Nessa, his homie Eric Reid and director Ava DuVernay was also included in the spread:

  Nessa - The Right to Be Loved

Thank you @nessnitty for representing the @yourrightscamp pillar - The Right To Be Loved! Keep showing us the power of love! Love you Queen! https://t.co/VXFkPikVaF pic.twitter.com/ei3rUkXPaE

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) August 20, 2019

    Eric Reid - The Right to Be Courageous

Thank you @E_Reid35 for representing the @yourrightscamp pillar - The Right To Be Courageous! Keep showing us what courage looks like in action! Love you Brother! https://t.co/9aHcTfy7gs pic.twitter.com/5drgRAOq4A

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) August 20, 2019

    Ava Duvernay - The Right to Be Trusted

Thank you @ava for representing the @yourrightscamp pillar - The Right To Be Trusted! Thank you for showing us how to be a trusted voice! Love you Sister! https://t.co/mJMPSNORcc pic.twitter.com/q505ifo4Ba

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) August 20, 2019

  The Central Park 5 are also a part of the spread.  Nice! You can read his full profile here.

Photos: Getty

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LOOK: Colin Kaepernick, in Ghana, tweets about finding his independence on July 4

See on Scoop.it - Upsetment

Kaepernick says he went home -- to the land of his ancestors -- for personal discovery

Kenneth Weene's insight:

Am I the only one who sees this story and thinks Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X? Not that Kaeprnick is as great an athlete as Ali or as great a thinker and leader as Malcolm, but because he is raising the same basic issue of the Black man's sense of belonging in America. I know that many of my friends thought I was wrong in supporting the quarterback's kneeling during the The Star-Spangled Banner. but I think we are still very much dealing with the issue of race in this country. However, I keep wondering if this guy isn't working towards a political career. If he were to run for office, I would probably not vote for him; I think he is too prone to creating controversy like our current POTUS. However, I do wish him well in his efforts to find his personal sense of independence wherever that search may take him. 

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Colin Kaepernick’s name was removed from 2 Madden songs. Here’s what we know

This is the second year Kaepernick’s name has been scrubbed from a track in the NFL video game

The latest version of Madden includes a reference to Colin Kaepernick in a song — only the song was censored to remove his name. The former 49ers quarterback is also no longer featured in the video game, although he was listed as a free agent in Madden 18.

This is the second year in a row that EA Sports has removed Kaepernick’s name from a song

bad enough @Kaepernick7 still not signed, but now they even edit his name out in this year’s @EAMaddenNFL during @BigSean verse, smh pic.twitter.com/3nvkB26z5r

— Mr. Changing Lives (@jeanclervil) August 2, 2018

“Big Bank,” one of the songs featured on this year’s Madden, includes the line “You boys all cap, I’m more Colin Kaepernick.” However, the Madden version censored the word “Kaepernick,” leading many to believe this move was made intentionally. Colin Kaepernick is currently aiming to prove that the teams are colluding to keep him out of the league for taking knee during the national anthem to protest racial discrimination by police in America.

This isn’t even the first time that EA Sports has edited his name off a song. Last year’s Madden 18 featured “Bars Of Soap” by Mike WiLL Made-It. That song also has Colin Kaepernick’s last name in the line “She be hopin’ that I take a knee like Kaepernick, yes.” His exclusion from this song in particular, given the context, would suggest that this was done intentionally by either EA Sports or the NFL. Doing the same thing again the following year only solidifies that idea.

Big Sean and YG both said they had nothing to do with the Kaepernick edit

After learning about the change, Big Sean went to Twitter to voice his disappointment over the edit and said he had no involvement in the decision.

It’s disappointing and appalling @NFL & @EA took @Kaepernick7’s name out of my verse on Big Bank for Madden 19, like it was a curse word. When he's not a curse, he's a gift! Nobody from my team approved any of this.

— Sean Don (@BigSean) August 2, 2018

YG also recorded a video on Instagram, saying he would be waiting for an apology from either EA Sports or the NFL.

@ea & @nfl OWE US A APOLOGY! Me or @2chainz @bigsean or @nickiminaj did not approve for @kaepernick7 name to be took off BIG BANK on madden. That shit wack. Y’all puttin us in the middle of a twist. Disrespectful, TAP IN

A post shared by STAY DANGEROUS (@yg) on Aug 2, 2018 at 5:30pm PDT

I want my homie Colin Kaepernick to know that i ain’t had nothing to do with it, with that Madden shit. I didn’t approve that. Big Sean didn’t approve that Nicki Minaj didn’t approve that. 2 Chainz didn’t approve that. We ain’t got nothing to do with that. I support you. I’m a big supporter of you. You’re the homie, you know what I’m saying? EA Sports, NFL, whoever — y’all owe me, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj, and the homie Kaepernick and an apology … I’ll be looking for an apology soon.

What was Colin Kaepernick’s response?

Much love brother! Thank you for having my back!✊ https://t.co/yKz3nBMiPb

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) August 2, 2018

Aside from a tweet that thanks Big Sean for his support, Colin Kaepernick had not directly talked about his exclusion from the tracks in Madden. Throughout Thursday, however, he did retweet various accounts on the subject:

Kaepernick’s lawyers playing Madden and listening for deleted Colin Kaepernick references for their collusion lawsuit pic.twitter.com/6TK83i0Xu2

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) August 3, 2018

Didn’t realize @Kaepernick7’s name was a curse word... ‍♂️ https://t.co/7Ti79Qy2Mz

— Chris Paul (@CP3) August 2, 2018

EA Sports has since apologized and promised that a patch would fix the error

pic.twitter.com/D2yLTef1MX

— EA SPORTS Madden NFL (@EAMaddenNFL) August 3, 2018

According to EA Sports, a member of their team thought not having the rights to Colin Kaeprnick’s likeness meant they had to exclude references to him in any medium as it relates to the video game.

EA Sports will release an update to fix this on August 6. The game will officially be released on August 10.

[chicagobullslover2181992]

The topic/storyline for my Colin Kaepernick fanfic.

So I decided to do something different with the character. I've decided to do someone famous also. I've decided to do Maci Bookout. The story will start off with them in college, dating facing a lot of obstacles in a small racist little town. The story will take place in this time period, but feel more like we are in the middle of the 1950's with all the racial controversy. The story will also show Colin's journey to the NFL. Now before I get bashing messages I knew Colin didn't go to school in Alabama but I don't wanna do something that exactly like his life is now. I want my own thing. Maci will not be a mother in this story nither, but Ryan Edwards will be her crazy, abusive ex. This story will be non-fictional. So tell me what you think of this storyline. Opinions please :)

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Dolphins and Jets players embraced their 'platform' in the wake of Trump's NFL remarks

Trump made Kaepernick’s message more tangible, more necessary. Players from the Dolphins and Jets, and across the league, felt that unity more than ever this week.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -– Across the NFL on Sunday, more player, coach and owner protests, demonstrations of unity occurred during the playing of the National Anthem than had ever before, proving that President Donald Trump can jolt reaction in the league commiserate with Colin Kaepernick.

The clever thing for Kaepernick is that Trump was merely Kaepernick’s icing. Trump just piled on. He pushed Kaepernick’s protest to a league level that Kaepernick could not do alone. Kaeprnick brought the wood and the gas.

Trump struck the match.

Many people wondered why Kaepernick, who in the 2016 NFL season began to kneel for the national anthem in protest of social injustice and police brutality, had since not continued to strongly voice his opinions. Why not non-stop interviews with every national TV outlet and every major national publication? Why not continuously beat the drum?

Kapenernick did his part and then artfully decided to let it simmer. Let it marinate. Let it resonate, despite, thus far, being blackballed by the league for the 2017 NFL season.

And when Trump in a Friday night Alabama speech referred to all NFL player protesters kneeling for the anthem as "son of a bitches" who should be suspended or fired, Kaepernick’s course was vindicated.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell jumped in. Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue pounced. Several NFL owners did, too, even New England’s Robert Kraft, a Trump ally. None of them had spoken barely a word before about Kaepernick, about any of their players’ protest. Many of the players in the league who joined in protest on Sunday had not done so previously. Trump cracked their silence. Trump sparked something in them.

Trump made Kaepernick’s message more tangible, more necessary. Trump opened eyes and minds in the league that Kaepernick could not.

You could feel it across the Miami Dolphins locker room on Sunday at Met-Life Stadium. Here at Dolphins-Jets, where the Dolphins lost 20-6, these Dolphins players were very aware, very awake.

"I took it that when the president of the United States equated standing up for your rights with being a ‘son of a bitch’ that he really meant that toward the African American NFL player most," Dolphin tackle Laremy Tunsil said. "So, I didn’t stand locked in arms, I knelt today, because I wanted to make it clear that our rights to free speech and protest in America cannot be muted by the president."

Dolphins safety Michael Thomas -– who like several teammates today wore a black and white T-Shirt that that read "#IMWITHKAP," – became emotional when comparing protests in 2016 to those in 2017.

He was one of the first and the few NFL players who immediately supported Kaepernicks’ movement. He said he felt alone in the organization at times, "felt the heat and the hurt."

Thomas recalled a team meeting before the Miami opener last year at Seattle where the Dolphins discussed how they wanted to handle teammates who wanted to protest like Kaepernick.

"In our team meeting last night, it was night and day to that one," Thomas said. "Totally different. There was so much more clarity of the need, so much more unity. So much more involvement. It led to brothers of all colors out there today locking arms, standing for something. What a beautiful thing. That is the type of world I want my young daughter to grow up in. I want to make sure she can look at her dad and say he tried to make a change …"

That is where Thomas began to show with deep affection what he has been feeling.

It’s what Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry described this way: "Who wants to have their child grow up in some shit like this? You don’t want it and you certainly don’t want it for your kids. I was insulted when the president said something about the privilege we NFL players all share as if they are granting us a great gift that we did not earn, that we did not work for. He acts like more than a privilege, it’s a handout. I am not going to allow that or stand for that kind of language or feeling. I’m going to use my platform for peace and love."

That word "platform" only in the last 5-10 years been used so commonly by NFL players. One of the first I heard routinely refer to it was Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas. He has strong opinions about the "platforms" of each NFL player and each person placed into any position where they can be often seen and heard -– and the responsibility that comes with it to instruct, to inspire, to give.

More NFL players are embracing this "platform" idea and now here come coaches and owners and others, some who were reluctant in this league, now willing to be seen and heard once Trump went the "son of a bitches" route.

"Social issues are going to be there until the end of time …" Jets head coach Todd Bowles said. "Our team is socially aware. You have to be blind not to see what’s going on."

Yet, I haven’t heard Bowles say much about any of this until today. Trump even moved the mannequin-like Bowles off his spot, too.

I especially found Jets quarterback Josh McCown enlightening. He is 38 years old. He is in his 15th NFL season.

He was asked has he seen a climate like the one that currently engulfs the NFL:

"No, not to this effect. It’s a different feeling when you are reading about things that are kind of more outside of the football spectrum, but are in the football spectrum now. For us, as players, and as community leaders and those things, you can’t turn a blind eye to it. It’s easy to just say, I’m going to get into this box and this is my job and that’s it."

And then McCown talked about creating conversations that will "bear fruit" to push us toward unity.

There has been a lot of static in the air, Mark Davis, the Raiders owner, said. Recently fuel has been added to the fire, Davis said.

There are cantankerous moments in NFL history where Us vs. Them percolated, where players fought management and management fought players, where teams splintered and coaches waffled.

Not today.

The NFL consensus was a Trump sack.