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Colin Kaepernick tells NBC News the NFL is actively blackballing him a decade after his national-anthem kneel. He and Eric Reid sued the league for collusion (settled in 2019); since then, Kaepernick runs Know Your Rights camps and a foundation that funds independent autopsies, while remaining outside the NFL and watching college football.
Colin Kaepernick tells NBC News that the NFL is "actively blackballing me" a decade after his kneel, arguing the league’s social-justice initiatives haven’t materially changed its behavior toward him. He says there’s no single moment that explains the blackballing and notes no team signed him after he became a free agent in 2017 despite interest; his collusion grievance was settled in 2019. Kaepernick continues training and promotes his memoir The Perilous Fight and other ventures, and is set to receive the Muhammad Ali Center’s Humanitarian of the Year Award.
Ten years after Colin Kaepernick knelt to protest police violence, this piece argues that white backlash hardened into a culture war that co-opted protests, purged dissent from sports and politics, and effectively ended the era of athlete activism; Kaepernick’s act is framed as a warning that racial equality remains contested in America rather than a completed victory.
Colin Kaepernick, now 38, discusses in NBC News interviews and his forthcoming memoir how his 2016 kneel morphed into a decade‑long campaign against racism and police brutality, the backlash that cost him an NFL career, and his ongoing activism through Know Your Rights Camp and other ventures; he describes the controversy around the 2019 workout, his belief he was blackballed, and how fatherhood has intensified his urgency to push for change, while he continues to train as if for the NFL and seeks strategic moments to speak out.
University of Miami coach Mario Cristobal's decision not to kneel and secure an easy win against Georgia Tech was a fundamental coaching blunder, resulting in a catastrophic loss. This is not the first time Cristobal has made this mistake, as he did the same thing while coaching at Oregon in 2018. The blunder has tarnished Miami's 5-0 start and raises questions about Cristobal's coaching abilities. The team now faces a tough schedule ahead, and the decision not to kneel may go down as the dumbest decision any coach can make.