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May 25, 2023

Colin Kaepernick gets shot in NFL, says he’s ‘not seen any substantial change’ since last game William 12 mins ago 151 Colin Kaepernick hasn’t played in the NFL since the 2016 season, when he created a firestorm by kneeling for the national anthem to protest what he believed to be racial injustices in the United States. Since then, Kaepernick has been at the forefront of social activism, calling for the abolition of police and prisons and likening the NFL draft to a slave auction. He accused NFL owners of blackballing him out of the league, and after the two sides settled, his two tries in front of scouts did not result in a contract with a team. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE AT FOXNEWS.COM San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, No. 7, flexes his muscles after scoring a touchdown in their 45-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers in their NFC Divisional Playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 11 2013 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. (RICK WOOD/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTNEL/USA TODAY NETWORK) The former San Francisco 49ers star, who led the team to a Super Bowl appearance during the 2013 season, has released a graphic novel guiding readers through his senior year of high school as he decides if he wants to continue playing football in college or take a shot at Major League Baseball. In an interview with NPR on Tuesday, host Juana Summers mentioned to Kaepernick the last page of the book, where he is seen taking a knee, and asked if he thought the NFL had “changed for the better” since he had last played a football match. in January 2017. COLIN KAEPERNICK: DIFFICULT TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH HIS LOVED ONES ABOUT THE PERPETUATION OF “PROBLEMATIC ELEMENTS” San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, #7, looks on before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on November 13, 2016. (Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports) “I haven’t seen any substantial change,” Kaepernick said. “I think there’s a lot of work to be done on that front. Obviously not playing and being out of the NFL for six years is an indictment on where they are right now. So I wouldn’t put them at the forefront of goodwill and best intentions in their operation.” For what it’s worth, the NFL announced earlier this month that contributions to the league’s Inspire Change initiative had reached $300 million. The league said they and the Players Coalition renewed 15 grant partnerships for “advances in police-community relations, criminal justice reform, education and economic advancement.” Summers then asked if Kaepernick thought what his career would look like if he continued to play in the league or if retiring from the league was a chance to do something bigger. Eli Harold, #58, Colin Kaepernick, #7, and Eric Reid, #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest on the sideline, during the national anthem before the game against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on October 19. 16, 2016 in Orchard Park, New York. (Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “No. I think there’s this idea out there that these are mutually exclusive, and I don’t buy into that,” he replied. “So I think people are multi-faceted and multi-talented. And ultimately it’s something that – we want to make sure that message is also sent. We have the opportunity to move forward and not to be pigeonholed into singular elements of ourselves.” Ryan Gaydos is editor of Fox News Digital. foxnews Not all news on the site expresses the point of view of the site, but we transmit this news automatically and translate it through programmatic technology on the site and not from a human editor. William 12 mins ago