Kaepernick: I Watch College Football Over 'Blackballing' NFL — SkimNews
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- Colin Kaepernick told NBC News he prefers watching college football over the NFL, saying he won't 'support an organization that one, is actively blackballing me, but two, has targeted my brothers who have been protesting.'
- Kaepernick led the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl after the 2012 season and hasn't played since the 2016 season finale, an exile that began not long after he started kneeling during the national anthem.
- Kaepernick and former 49ers teammate Eric Reid sued the NFL alleging collusion; the two sides settled the case in early 2019.
- Kaepernick's 'Know Your Rights' camps educate young people, and his foundation recently funded an independent autopsy for Mississippi teenager Nolan Wells.
- Kaepernick told the network he doesn't think about his legacy, instead focusing on areas where he can 'do work that I think are going to have an impact and help us move towards that future together.'
Why it matters: Nearly a decade after Kaepernick last took an NFL snap, his public refusal to watch professional football underscores how unresolved the dispute between the quarterback and the league remains. His steady shift toward activism — funding independent autopsies and running youth rights camps — shows he has redirected his public platform rather than pursuing a return to the league.
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