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Spike Lee says it's "fishy" that former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains an NFL free agent.
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Spike Lee says it's "fishy" that former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains an NFL free agent.
ESPN also reported Thursday that Kaepernick will stand during the national anthem this season. His agent did not respond to requests from The Associated Press for comment.
Former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann isn't happy with the San Francisco 49ers' decision to give Colin Kaepernick an award for "inspirational and courageous" player.
"I thought a lot of different things about the process and what I could and couldn't do," he said Tuesday.
Colin Kaepernick says he has received death threats through social media and other avenues since he began to protest during the national anthem last month.
"You start to figure out you can get along without football, there are other things out there I can do."
"South Park" has taken on the controversy over San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest.
Should any American player decide to emulate Colin Kaepernick at the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, he won't touch the ice.
Colin Kaepernick's protest of the national anthem is apparently winning support from some military veterans on Twitter.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision to sit while the national anthem is being played in protest of what he considers police brutality has sparked strong reaction across the sports world.
On Monday, Lions coach Jim Caldwell and Tigers manager Brad Ausmus commented on the matter and reached similar conclusions.
Former 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh was inevitably asked about his former quarterback's stance.
Defiant, and determined to be a conduit for U.S. change, Colin Kaepernick plans to sit through the national anthem for as long as he feels is appropriate and until he sees significant progress in America — specifically when it comes to race relations.
The Denver Broncos signed Mark Sanchez and are courting Colin Kaepernick. Are two starting quarterbacks better, or worse, than one?
The Broncos are hoping to persuade Kaepernick to restructure his contract so he can serve as Peyton Manning's replacement in Denver rather than Blaine Gabbert's backup in San Francisco in 2016.
After months of trade talk and speculation, Colin Kaepernick is still on San Francisco's roster and due a hefty payday.
Once franchise quarterbacks, RG3 and Colin Kaepernick are unwanted by their own teams. Will another NFL team give them a chance?
"When you're chopping wood, just keep chopping until the tree falls, man, you can't get ahead of yourself," Bennett said.
The Seattle Seahawks entered the 2015 NFL season with high expectations while the San Francisco 49ers entered the season with more questions than answers.
It isn't much of a secret anymore that the NFL is the most business savvy of any of the major professional sports leagues in America.
As the 49ers look back on this season, it will not be positive. The team almost had a losing record, and missed the playoffs after 3 straight NFC Championship games. However, the teams awful season has to do with injuries than anything else, and a problem that shouldn't haunt them next season.
Colin Kaepernick signed one of the most lucrative deals in the history of the NFL yesterday, a six-year deal which will earn him up to $126 million, with $61 million guaranteed.
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Although they made a deeper playoff push a year ago, the 2013 season for the 49ers was far from a letdown. The team continued to improve each week, and heading into the off season know that they have a quarterback and defense that is going to make them contenders for years to come.
The NFC Championship Game came down to the 49ers offense verses the Seahawk defense, and Seattle's number one ranked defense prevailed. San Francisco got the ball down six with the chance to pull off the upset but couldn't make one more big play against their opponent.
