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Colin Kaepernick

  1. black lives matter
    Black Athletes and the Value of a BodyWhy the world of professional sports embraced Black Lives Matter.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  2. games
    Dave Zirin Thinks the Kaepernick Era Is Just BeginningTalking with the veteran sports journalist about his new book, which examines how the activist quarterback transformed the sports landscape.
    By Will Leitch
  3. george floyd protests
    NFL Players, Employee Forced Goodell’s Protest Ban ApologyThe NFL commissioner apologized on Friday for the league’s ban on the protests started by Colin Kaepernick, but not to Kaepernick, and not on his own.
    By Chas Danner
  4. games
    10 Bold Sports Predictions for the 2020sGames played with no fans? Congressman Kaepernick? A fearless attempt to forecast the decade ahead.
    By Will Leitch
  5. who were the 2010s?
    Ta-Nehisi Coates on What Changed in the ‘Obama Decade’ — and What Didn’tTalking reparations, Kaepernick, and the first black president with the writer who may be the definitive chronicler of racial politics in the 2010s.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  6. culture war
    Colin Kaepernick Just Showed How We Can End Corporate WelfareArizona’s GOP governor is canceling subsidies to Nike. Now, to eradicate corporate welfare, we just need every other corporation to get “woke.”
    By Eric Levitz
  7. football
    Trump: Football Is Too Unsafe for My Son, Not Unsafe Enough for OthersThe president says football is too “dangerous” for Barron — and that the NFL isn’t as “vicious” and “violent” as it should be.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. native americans
    The Washington Redskins’ Interest in Colin Kaepernick Went Nowhere. Good.Racism is the Redskins organization’s calling card. Kaepernick’s racial-justice protest is incompatible with its values.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  9. games
    How Nike Got All the Way to Lionizing Colin KaepernickHint: It’s not really about politics.
    By Will Leitch
  10. nike
    Trump Says Nike Is Getting ‘Killed’ Over Kaepernick Ad As Its Stock ReboundsAfter its stock price took a hit Tuesday, Nike is rebounding Wednesday as young people snap up shares.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  11. colin kaepernick
    Trump Suggests Nike’s Kaepernick Hire Is Fine – Because They Rent From Him“Nike is a tenant of mine. They pay a lot of rent.”
    By Eric Levitz
  12. sports
    Nike Debuts Colin Kaepernick Ad, Conservatives Protest by Burning Their Own GearNike’s move appears less risky when you consider that Kaep’s protests are most unpopular with older white Republicans – not their core demographic.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. sports
    In Blow to NFL, Arbitrator Rules Colin Kaepernick’s Collusion Case Can ContinueThe NFL’s request to have the complaint dismissed due to lack of evidence was dismissed, and a full hearing is expected by the end of the year.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. games
    Roger Goodell Is the Prototypical Trump EnablerThe NFL commissioner, an empty suit staring into the middle distance, just keeps making everything worse for everyone.
    By Will Leitch
  15. the national interest
    Most Unpatriotic President Ever Says NFL Kneelers ‘Shouldn’t Be in the Country’Trump’s embrace of patriotism is an obvious fraud. No president has ever betrayed American values or interests like he does.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. Roy Moore: Kneeling During the National Anthem Undermines ‘the Rule of Law’“If we disobey this, what else are we going to disobey?” asks the GOP Senate candidate who has defied court orders and Supreme Court rulings.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. the sports section
    Colin Kaepernick Files Complaint Accusing NFL Owners of CollusionThe grievance calls President Trump “an organizing force in the collusion among team owners,” but Kaepernick may have a hard time proving his case.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. NFL Looks Ready to Capitulate to Trump on Anthem ProtestsAt first, Trump’s bluster at the NFL over anthem protests seemed to be backfiring. But threats to the wallet seem to have made their mark.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. How We Can Get Partisan Politics Out of FootballMake support for African-Americans’ civic equality a nonpartisan issue.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. the national interest
    Limbaugh: The NFL Is Losing Core Audience of Racist Right-Wing Talk Radio Hosts“In many ways I think that I am fairly typical,” explains the fair-minded host.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the national interest
    How Trump Bungled the Politics of FootballA clever demagogue could have exploited the football protests. Trump is not clever.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. Star Athletes Slam Trump After President Attacks Curry, KaepernickSports and politics in a head-on collision.
    By Benjamin Hart
  23. sports
    Sports May Never Be a Politics-Free Zone AgainPatriots shun the White House. Sports stars turn ESPN into MSNBC. And brands smell the commercial potential in political rage.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  24. Poll: Anger at Colin Kaepernick Is Driving Down NFL RatingsThe election has something to do with it too.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  25. Colin Kaepernick’s New, Team-Friendly Contract Means He’ll Finally Get to PlayThe team-friendly deal lets the Niners off the hook in case he gets hurt.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  26. Colin Kaepernick and Protest As a Leap of FaithThe risks of protesting the national anthem.
    By Rembert Browne
  27. Another NFL Player Kneels for National Anthem Ahead of League’s Opening WeekendWill players continue their protests on the anniversary of 9/11?
    By Adam K. Raymond
  28. Colin Kaepernick’s Jersey Is Now the NFL’s Best SellerThe backup QB will be continuing his protest into the regular season.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  29. the national interest
    What Colin Kaepernick’s Patriotism Has In Common With Donald Trump’sThe politics of country before party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. the sports section
    Your Super Bowl Primer FAQIn case you need it.
    By Will Leitch