Colin Kaepernick’s Jersey Is Now the NFL’s Best Seller : nymag





as mentioned in nymag

Colin Kaepernick's Jersey Is Now the NFL's Best Seller

Colin Kaepernick's Jersey Is Now the NFL's Best Seller
Colin Kaepernick's Jersey Is Now the NFL's Best Seller
Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesColin Kaepernick, a backup quarterback who played in nine games last season and was responsible for more turnovers than touchdowns, has the top-selling jersey in the NFL as of Tuesday.Of course, that has very little to do with his on-the-field performance.Kaepernick's refusal to stand for the national anthem in a preseason game two weeks ago and his subsequent statements against police brutality and racial injustice have turned wearing his jersey into a political statement.
read more from here

furthermore nytimes

Colin Kaepernick's Anthem Protest Leaves the N.F.L. Necessarily Uneasy

Colin Kaepernick's Anthem Protest Leaves the N.F.L. Necessarily Uneasy
Colin Kaepernick's Anthem Protest Leaves the N.F.L. Necessarily Uneasy
PhotoAfter nearly two weeks of conspicuous silence, N.F.L.Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday finally weighed in on Colin Kaepernick's continuing refusal to stand for the national anthem.No surprise: Goodell, the son of a United States senator and the point man for a group of teams owned mostly by white billionaires, doesn't agree with Kaepernick.
read more from here

in like manner washingtonpost

Shaquille O'Neal on Colin Kaepernick's protest: 'I would never do that'

Shaquille O'Neal on Colin Kaepernick's protest: 'I would never do that'
Shaquille O'Neal on Colin Kaepernick's protest: 'I would never do that'
The Big Aristotle is not the biggest fan of Colin Kaepernick, who has caused a stir by opting not to stand for the playing of the national anthem.(Chris Carlson/Associated Press)Colin Kaepernick's decision to protest injustice in this country by refusing to stand for the national anthem has found support among several current and former professional athletes, but don't count Shaquille O'Neal among them.The former all-star center said Wednesday, "I would never do that."In an appearance on "Fox and Friends," O'Neal took issue with the 49ers quarterback's seemingly recent political activism.




read more from here

Post a Comment

Previous Next

نموذج الاتصال