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Former quarterback at center of controversy for kneeling during national anthem hasn't played since 2016.
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Former quarterback at center of controversy for kneeling during national anthem hasn't played since 2016.
The rule was adopted in 2017 after star Megan Rapinoe kneeled in support of Colin Kaepernick, but reversed in light of protests since George Floyd's death.
The statement comes amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, but also years of controversy when the NFL refused to support Colin Kaepernick and other players who knelt in protest over police brutality.
"I'm saying this as a father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks, 'What did you do?'," the Reddit co-founder said.
Former U.S. Army Green Beret and NFL player Nate Boyer, who advised Colin Kaepernick to kneel as his form of protest during the national anthem, discusses NFL players asking the league to condemn racism. He also talks about Drew Brees' controversial comments and protests in the wake of George Floyd's death.
"I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country," Brees said.
"We can make our points without burning the very neighborhoods that we live in," Woods said in a statement.
"Shame on you. This is beyond hollow + disingenuous," said director Ava DuVernay.
"In fighting for liberation there's always retaliation. We must protect our Freedom Fighters," Kaepernick said.
"Do you understand NOW!!??!!?? Or is it still blurred to you??" James said in an Instagram post.
Shoe's graphics include portrait of former NFL star whose controversial alliance with athletic gear company has proved profitable
"It was a unique opportunity," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. "An incredible opportunity and he chose not to take it"
The team announced they were signing Veasy to their practice squad on Wednesday.
The Washington Redskins’ new wide receiver is giving props to Colin Kaepernick for getting signed. Jordan Veasy was at the workout with Kaepernick last month in Atlanta. He caught an incredible pass from the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, and video of the catch scored about 4.5 million views on Twitter. Veasy teld the Washington Post he believes the opportunity to catch passes from Kaepernick helped him earn a spot on the Redskins' practice squad.
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is facing new controversy after bailing on the league's official workout over the weekend. CBS News' Dana Jacobson reports on the workout, and CBS Sports NFL writer John Breecj joins CBSN to discuss Kaepernick's potential future with the league.
Kaepernick's team cited a lack of transparency from the NFL as the reason for the last-minute switch
It's an unusual move for the league to host something like this for a single player, especially one as controversial as Kaepernick
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will have his closest encounter with the NFL since he caused a storm of controversy three years ago. At least 11 teams RSVP'd to see him workout. Kenneth Craig reports on why this workout is happening now.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick will work out in front of NFL teams Saturday for the first time since he last played professional football nearly three years ago. Since the end of the 2016 season, when Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice against black Americans, no team has offered him a contract. CBS sports anchor James Brown joins "CBS This Morning" after speaking with the NFL commissioner about the workout.
Odds are already being placed at which team has the best chance to land Kaepernick — if he decides to sign
The NFL will be hosting a league-wide workout for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kapernick this Saturday in Atlanta. Kaepernick has not played professionally since the end of the 2016 season, when he sparked controversy by kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice. CBS Sports senior NFL writer Jonathan Jones joins CBSN with the latest.
Colin Kaepernick could make a comeback on the football field after his controversial protests during the national anthem. According to a memo obtained by ESPN, the NFL informed all 32 teams Tuesday that the league will hold a private workout on Saturday in Atlanta for the free-agent quarterback.
The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback hasn't played in the NFL since 2016 when he began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame has inducted American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, 51 years after they raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. CBS news special correspondent James Brown joined CBSN to reflect on the iconic moment.
More than a year after the controversial ad first aired, it is being recognized as one of television's best commercials
Reaction to Trump's 25% auto tariffs include neighbors who insist "there shouldn't be any tariffs," to adversaries who say nobody will win a trade war.
No Senate confirmation hearing had been scheduled for U.N. ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik, a congresswoman from New York.
The comments come amid two high-profile detentions by ICE of a Tufts University student and a University of Alabama student.
Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk is being held in Louisiana after she was detained by federal agents in Massachusetts.
The Trump administration plans to shrink the workforce of the Department of Health and Human Services as part of a major restructuring.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was among the contacts listed in Waltz's Venmo account.
Prices continue to be the dominant factor in how Americans evaluate the economy.
Egyptian officials say a submarine tourist vessel with 45 passengers and 5 crew sank off the country's popular Red Sea coast, killing at least six people.
The birth of quintuplets is already a rare event. Now, imagine the smallest of the five weighing just 8 ounces. After an incredible year-long journey, Bilal —the tiniest of five — is finally going home.
Las Vegas police arrested 36-year-old Paul Hyon Kim in connection with a "targeted attack" where he allegedly damaged at least five Tesla vehicles.
These automakers are the most and least exposed to President Trump's sweeping tariffs on automobiles.
Weak population gains and higher government spending could hamper growth over the next 30 years, the CBO said Thursday.
The comments come amid two more high-profile detentions by ICE of a Tufts University student and a University of Alabama student.
Billboards such as those spotted in the Metro Detroit area this week read, "Tariffs are a tax on your grocery bill."
These automakers are the most and least exposed to President Trump's sweeping tariffs on automobiles.
Weak population gains and higher government spending could hamper growth over the next 30 years, the CBO said Thursday.
Prices continue to be the dominant factor in how Americans evaluate the economy.
Here's what to know about tariffs ahead of President Trump's plans to announce new import duties on April 2.
Reaction to Trump's 25% auto tariffs include neighbors who insist "there shouldn't be any tariffs," to adversaries who say nobody will win a trade war.
The comments come amid two more high-profile detentions by ICE of a Tufts University student and a University of Alabama student.
Billboards such as those spotted in the Metro Detroit area this week read, "Tariffs are a tax on your grocery bill."
Prices continue to be the dominant factor in how Americans evaluate the economy.
The Trump administration is still monitoring the fallout from the disclosure of attack plans, as a watchdog inquiry looms.
Reaction to Trump's 25% auto tariffs include neighbors who insist "there shouldn't be any tariffs," to adversaries who say nobody will win a trade war.
23 measles cases have been confirmed in Kansas, marking an outbreak for the state, according to local health officials.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient's infirmities.
A new study shows how cuts to foreign aid could lead to millions of HIV/AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infections, undoing decades of progress against the virus.
West Virginia is banning seven artificial food dyes, including Red No. 40, in the most sweeping state level food dye ban in the U.S.
Billboards such as those spotted in the Metro Detroit area this week read, "Tariffs are a tax on your grocery bill."
Authorities said that no motive had been established for the stabbing attack in Amsterdam that injured five people.
Reaction to Trump's 25% auto tariffs include neighbors who insist "there shouldn't be any tariffs," to adversaries who say nobody will win a trade war.
Turkish authorities detained and deported BBC correspondent Mark Lowen and arrested other journalists amid the largest nationwide protests in a decade.
European leaders meet again to discuss Ukraine's security, and their own, with Trump pulling back and Russia "playing games."
The iconic Sundance Film Festival will be moving from Park City, Utah to Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027, the festival and the Colorado Governor's Office announced on Thursday.
William Shatner, who became the oldest person to travel to space at age 90, is offering encouragement and practical advice to Gayle King and the all-female crew launching April 14.
Best-selling author John Grisham joins CBS Mornings to debut his 52nd book, "The Widow," which is his first-ever mystery. Grisham opens up about writing a new kind of story, the twist that changed the ending, and the inspiration behind a book that's already making headlines.
Lady Gaga announced her 2025 tour dates on social media Wednesday, writing, "See you soon, monsters."
In a special Women's History Month edition of "Note to Self," Tony Award-winning actress and Disney legend Lea Salonga writes a heartfelt letter to her 17-year-old self—revisiting her journey from the Philippines to Broadway and the legacy she unknowingly built for the next generation of Asian performers.
As cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence advancements are made, U.S. demand for the energy needed to power massive mining and data centers grows. David Turk, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss how much energy the U.S. needs and the potential environmental impacts.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was among the contacts listed in Waltz's Venmo account.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Several newspapers have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.
The Senate Intelligence Committee heard testimony on Tuesday from key players involved in a group chat on the messaging app Signal, in which the U.S.'s highly sensitive plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen were discussed inadvertently with a journalist. President Trump said that his administration would investigate the government's use of Signal. CBS News contributor and former CIA official Andrew Boyd has more on what it is and how it's used.
Carbon capture chemically removes CO2 from the air, to store or recycle into products. But is this technology – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change?
As a tool to address rising greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture chemically removes carbon dioxide from the air, to store or recycle into products. The company behind a new plant to be opened this summer claims the facility will remove 500,000 tons of CO2 a year. But is this form of carbon capture – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change? Correspondent David Pogue looks at the technology behind this initiative, and the controversy it has raised.
Remains of five mammoths were found archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences said Thursday in a news statement.
Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction.
The new findings come from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which sits on a telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
Las Vegas police arrested 36-year-old Paul Hyon Kim in connection with a "targeted attack" where he allegedly damaged at least five Tesla vehicles.
Yolanda Saldívar was denied parole, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles confirmed in a statement posted to its webpage.
Authorities said that no motive had been established for the stabbing attack in Amsterdam that injured five people.
Federal authorities have taken into custody the man accused of setting Teslas on fire at a Las Vegas collision center. Police first arrested the man on Wednesday. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul reports.
Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in a sprawling case that includes the 1985 killing of a DEA agent.
William Shatner, who became the oldest person to travel to space at age 90, is offering encouragement and practical advice to Gayle King and the all-female crew launching April 14.
Democratic members of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee are warning that Department of Government Efficiency cuts to the Office of Space Commerce at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could harm American interests. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.
Gayle King will step out of her comfort zone and into a space suit alongside Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn.
NOAA's Office of Space Commerce plays a crucial role in the growing space industry and is tasked with helping to manage satellite traffic to guard against collisions.
Data on dark energy weakening over time may signal that if the trend continues it could eventually cause the universe to collapse, according to a new study. Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki, a physics professor and Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) researcher, joins CBS News with more.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
President Trump said Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik's nomination to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the U.S. has been withdrawn. Her nomination had been stalled for two months amid a razor-thin Republican majority in the House, which appears to be the main reason for the withdrawal. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Thursday marks opening day for Major League Baseball, an occasion CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has celebrated every year since 1969. Garrett explains why he believes baseball will always be America's pastime.
On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters will decide if their state's Supreme Court leans conservative or liberal. Billionaires Elon Musk and George Soros have donated to the race, which has seen more than $80 million in total spending. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has the latest.
As cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence advancements are made, U.S. demand for the energy needed to power massive mining and data centers grows. David Turk, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss how much energy the U.S. needs and the potential environmental impacts.
President Trump says he will put a 25% tariff on all foreign vehicles and auto parts imported into the U.S. Kelley Blue Book executive editor Brian Moody breaks down the potential impact.