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Kaepernick’s Attorney Believes the Quarterback Could Be Signed ‘in the Next 10 Days’
Colin Kaepernick’s long wait to get back in an NFL uniform may be over soon, according to his lawyer Mark Geragos. Bleacher Report was the first to report the story. “I think within the next 10 days somebody will sign him,” Geragos said in an appearance on The Adam Carolla Show that was posted Tuesday.…
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Stephen A. Smith Doesn’t Think Black NBA Players Should Wear Hoodies Because Stephen A. Smith Is Stupid
The polysyllabic, jawlineless serial sayer of stupid shit, semiprofessional shucker, vapid brandisher of big words, overly animated inducer of “Whose mans is this?” forehead slope nationally known as Stephen A. Smith recently ruffled the feathers of Cleveland Cavaliers player J.R. Smith (no relation) when ESPN’s sentient scrotum sack of overly apologetic blackness insinuated that NBA…
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Houston Texans Players, Including Most White Teammates, Kneel During Anthem
Well, that escalated quickly. When multiple outlets reported that Houston Texans owner Bob McNair said, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison” in a closed-door “special privileged session” after owners met with players to discuss protests during the national anthem, he assumed that a simple apology would suffice in getting him back in good…
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Report: NFL Executive Tried to Keep Eric Reid Out of Meeting With Owners for Kneeling During Anthem
Troy Vincent—the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations—played a key role in bringing players and owners together to discuss and hash out their differences over players’ protests against inequality and police violence during the pregame national anthem. San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid has been one of the most consistent and vocal supporters of…
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Colin Kaepernick Will Finally Get His Seat at the Table When the NFL Meets Players Next Week—but Will He Take It?
When the NFL meets with players and their representatives next week to discuss how the league can better support activism efforts by players, it is expected that Colin Kaepernick will be invited to participate in that discussion. In a conference call with reporters Wednesday, NFL Executive Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs Joe Lockhart…
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Colin Kaepernick Reportedly Signs Book Deal Worth $1,000,000
Social justice warrior and displaced NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has remained relatively mum on the subject of his silent protests and his feelings about his current employment situation, but perhaps we are about to hear from him in his own words, and not through the filter of a reporter. Page Six reports that Kaepernick recently…
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NFL Executive Troy Vincent on Football, Leadership and Why the Player Protests Actually Worked
If you could choose one person who understands the controversy surrounding the NFL protests for justice and equality, someone who played more than a decade and a half in the NFL might have insight into the issue. If that person’s résumé included a stint as the head of the players union, a job working in…
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The NFL Protests Are a Perfect Study of How White Supremacy Works
Y’all’s president is tweeting about the National Football League again. Shortly after that guy who lives in the White House woke up, submerged himself in a vat of Cheetos dust and ate his leftover KFC thigh and wing (Original Recipe, of course—not those newfangled crispy or spicy concoctions made after America stopped being great), Donald…
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Hoodie Melo Stunts on His Old Job With His New Job, and Thunder Smashes the Knicks on Opening Night
When you leave your old job and start a new one, you always to want a glow-up, and you always want to show your old job that you are doing just fine without their ass. So when your old job and co-workers show up at your new job to see how just fine you really…
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Michael Bennett Will Continue to Sit During Anthem, Says Kaepernick Needs a Job Before NFL Can Move Forward With Players
Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett says the issue of Colin Kaepernick’s unemployment needs to be addressed before players and the league can move forward with talks on how to work together on social causes. “I think the first step to even being able to even have a conversation is making sure that Colin Kaepernick…