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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. Four years after Kaepernick spoke out against racism and eventually lost his job for peacefully protesting, the NFL supports his fight and now encourages players to stand up for racial equality and social justice.(AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

Colin Kaepernick goes full radical with call to free cop killer

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick arrives for a workout for NFL football scouts and media in Riverdale, Ga. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland, File)

Kaepernick’s company publishing essays on policing, prisons

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It is bright red and white, and autographed by Colin Kaepernick in 2011 with silver ink. It also could fetch $100,000 in the near future says Julien's Auctions, a California-based auctioneer which will put the garment on the bidding block in December. (IMAGE COURTESY OF JULIEN'S AUCTIONS)

Colin Kaepernick’s NFL jersey predicted to fetch up to $100,000 at auction

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 22, 2019, file photo, Carolina Panthers strong safety Eric Reid (25) kneels during the national anthem before the team's NFL preseason football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. Despite setting two defensive franchise records for the Panthers last season, Reid remains unsigned like his close friend Colin Kaepernick. Washington coach Ron Rivera, Reid’s former coach in Carolina, gave him a strong endorsement Wednesday, Sept. 16. “I would tell them he’s a heckuva teammate,” Rivera said. &quot;He came in and the young man did exactly what was asked of him.&quot; (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) **FILE**

Eric Reid still hasn’t received an offer or workout invite

By ROB MAADDI - Associated Press

FILE - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Madden NFL players will have the opportunity to see how Colin Kaepernick would fare if he returned to the field. EA Sports announced Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, that they have partnered with Kaepernick and are including him in the latest version of Madden 21. Fans can sign Kaepernick as a free agent in franchise mode and put him at the helm of any NFL team, as well as including him on any team in the play now mode.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

EA Sports adds Kaepernick to latest version of Madden 21

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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. Four years after Kaepernick spoke out against racism and eventually lost his job for peacefully protesting, the NFL supports his fight and now encourages players to stand up for racial equality and social justice.(AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

Now that NFL supports Colin Kaepernick’s fight, what’s next?

By ROB MAADDI - Associated Press

In a screenshot from a Zoom call, Lamonte Winston talks Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Winston had difficult conversations with players who wanted to follow Colin Kaepernick’s lead and were afraid to lose their jobs if they protested against racial injustice. He’s committed to help athletes take steps to effectuate change. Wilson, who previously worked in player development and scouting with the Raiders and Chiefs, has joined the nonprofit organization, Dedication To Community, as national director of its sports division to lead efforts to grow relationships between teams, athletes and communities. (AP Photo)

NFL mentor leads program to help players leverage platforms

By ROB MAADDI - Associated Press

Navy SEALs Cut Ties with Museum Over Colin Kaepernick Video

By JAMES LAPORTA - Associated Press

In this Sept. 25, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. Kaepernick was a second-round draft pick in 2011 who the next year led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. By 2016, he had begun kneeling on the sideline at games during the national anthem to protest social injustice and police brutality. Soon after, he was gone from the NFL, and he has not played since. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ** FILE **

Colin Kaepernick, Walt Disney Co. reach deal on ESPN documentary series

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press

In this combination photo, filmmaker Ava DuVernay appears at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Feb. 9, 2020, left, and Colin Kaepernick attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York on May 6, 2019. Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker DuVernay on a Netflix miniseries about the teenage roots of the former NFL players activism. Neftlix says the limited series, titled Colin in Black & White, will examine Kaepernicks high school years. (AP Photo)

Netflix to release Ava DuVernay series about Colin Kaepernick’s adolescent life

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters in Jackson, Miss., about his support for Willowood Developmental Center, a facility that provides training and assistance for special needs students,T he Mississippi state auditor’s office said in a report it released Monday, May 4, 2020, that a nonprofit group used welfare money to pay $1.1 million to Favre for multiple speaking engagements but Favre did not show up for the events. Favre was paid $500,000 in December 2017 and $600,000 in June 2018, according to an audit of the Mississippi Department of Human Services. Favre is not charged with any wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Brett Favre: Colin Kaepernick ‘hero’ like Pat Tillman

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 25, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. Kaepernick was a second-round draft pick in 2011 who the next year led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. By 2016, he had begun kneeling on the sideline at games during the national anthem to protest social injustice and police brutality. Soon after, he was gone from the NFL, and he has not played since. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ** FILE **

Donald Trump weighs in on Colin Kaepernick: Should return to NFL ‘if he deserves it’

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 25, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. Kaepernick was a second-round draft pick in 2011 who the next year led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. By 2016, he had begun kneeling on the sideline at games during the national anthem to protest social injustice and police brutality. Soon after, he was gone from the NFL, and he has not played since. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ** FILE **

Lynn: Kaepernick fits Chargers style but no workouts planned

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

Colin Kaepernick to work out for Los Angeles Chargers

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers a question during a news conference for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game in Miami. Baltimore Ravens linebacker Matthew Judon criticized the timing of Goodell's assertion that “black lives matter" to the league, saying Monday, June 15, 2020, that the assertion should have been made long ago. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) ** FILE **

Roger Goodell says he encourages return of Colin Kaepernick to NFL

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, United States' Megan Rapinoe, right, kneels next to teammates Christen Press (12), Ali Krieger (11), Crystal Dunn (16) and Ashlyn Harris (22) as the national anthem is played before the team's exhibition soccer match against the Netherlands in Atlanta. The U.S. women's national team wants the U.S. Soccer Federation to repeal the anthem policy it instituted after Rapinoe started kneeling during the national anthem. The U.S. women's team also wants the federation to state publicly that the policy was wrong and issue an apology to the team's black players and supporters. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) **FiLE**

U.S. Soccer president addresses repeal of anthem policy

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Reno university wants to bring Kaepernick back to campus

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