The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to sign Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback who started kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 to protest racial injustice, according to league sources.
It will be the first time since being exiled that the former star quarterback will visit with a team, and it will be the first time since he flew to Seattle to meet with the Seattle Seahawks in May of last year.
The University of Nevada, Reno, which was the only school to offer him a scholarship, is the only one in the NFL that is open to giving the civil rights activist another opportunity.
Mark Davis is following in the footsteps of his father Al Davis, who was active in civil rights. Al Davis became the first NFL owner in the modern era to hire a black head coach in Art Shell, a female chief executive in Amy Trask, and a Latino head coach in Tom Flores.
The league encouraged teams to take a look at the quarterback. Not only has he not signed a contract with any team, but he has not received a single workout until this week, when he will get one.
The Raiders traded for backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham earlier this month in a deal with New England. Nick Mullens is a quarterback for the Raiders.
Jim Harbaugh, the former coach of the San Francisco 49ers, invited Colin Kaepernick to throw out the first pitch at the Michigan spring game for NFL scouts.
In an interview with the "I Am Athlete" podcast, Colin Kaepernick said that he made the locker room better and that he would not be a distraction for any team.
He said that his teammates voted him the most inspiring player in the 2016 season. I have never been an issue for the people I have played with.
In the interview, he said that the league should be more aligned with his social views, given the league's stance on other matters pertaining to race relations in the U.S.
You have End Racism in the back of your end zone. Black Lives Matter is on your helmet. He said that everything he has said should be in line with what you are saying. My jersey went to No. 1 when I first took a knee. Nike's value increased by six billion dollars when I did a deal with them. Six billion. With a B.
It's... It shows that it is beneficial if you are talking about the business side. Let me compete if you are talking about the playing side. You can look at me from there. The league is supposed to be fair. Let me compete. Get rid of me if I am not good enough. Let me show you.
San Francisco fell one play short in the Super Bowl when it lost to the Baltimore Ravens, but quarterback Colin Kaepernick said he wants to win a championship.
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