Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick speaks at the ACLU's 2026 Biennial Leadership Conference, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Kaepernick, Springsteen receive new ACLU award for activism in arts, business, science and sports

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has received a new award from the American Civil Liberties Union recognizing contributions to American thought and culture.

This cover image released by Legacy Lit shows "The Perilous Fight" by Colin Kaepernick. (Legacy Lit via AP)

Colin Kaepernick to publish memoir ‘The Perilous Fight’ in September

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) celebrates with quarterback Jayden Daniels after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Jan. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Josh McSwain, File)

Jayden Daniels has the best chance among 7 second-year quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl

Phoenix Mercury's Natasha Cloud dribbles during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Long champions of social justice, Black athletes say their voices are needed now more than ever

FILE - Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Trevor Siemian works out prior to an NFL preseason football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Commanders, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Landover, Md. The New York Jets are adding veteran quarterback Trevor Siemian to the practice squad, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The move is pending a physical for the 31-year-old Siemian, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't announced the signing. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Jets sign veteran Siemian to their practice squad. Kaepernick reaches out for an opportunity

Trump heads to New Orleans as the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl

Trump heads to New Orleans as the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl

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Today in Sports - Colin Kaepernick rushes for a quarterback playoff-record 181 yards and 2 TDs

Today in Sports - Colin Kaepernick rushes for a quarterback playoff-record 181 yards and 2 TDs

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, center, reacts while speaking toTerry Bradshaw, left, after the NFC Championship NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Philadelphia. The Eagles won 31-7. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Analysis: Mahomes, Hurts set for historic Super Bowl matchup

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields runs the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Bears QB Fields rushes for 178 yards in loss to Dolphins

FILE - Rihanna attends an event for her lingerie line Savage X Fenty at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on on Aug. 28, 2021. Rihanna is set to star in the Super Bowl in February 2023, the NFL announced Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Rihanna to headline the next Super Bowl halftime show

Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy throws against Hawaii during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh compares QBs to Kaepernick, Smith

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels speaks during a news conference at the NFL football team's practice facility Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)

McDaniels mum on Kaepernick workout for Raiders

FILE- free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick throws during halftime of an NCAA college football intrasquad spring game at Michigan, on April 2, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Kaepernick is getting his first chance to work out for an NFL team since last playing in the league in 2016 when he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality. Two people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, that Kaepernick will work out for the Las Vegas Raiders. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

AP sources: Colin Kaepernick to work out for Raiders

FILE - SMU wide receiver Danny Gray runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine March 3, 2022, in Indianapolis. San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Gray found the ideal workout partner before the draft to prepare him to play with the 49ers' strong-armed quarterback Trey Lance. It just happened to be a former 49ers quarterback known for his his ability to throw with velocity. “I worked out with Colin Kaepernick and he has kind of like a bazooka, too," Gray said Thursday, May 12. "That workout was pretty great. So I think I’m. I think I’m up for the task.” (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

49ers WR hopes Kaepernick workout prepares him for Lance

FILE - Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara looks to pass against Georgia during the first half of the Orange Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff semifinal game, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. After leading Michigan to its first Big Ten championship in 16 years, McNamara could be excused for expecting to be the quarterback getting the most attention at Saturday, April 2, 2022 spring game. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

McNamara will share the spotlight at Michigan spring game

FILE - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) looks for a receiver during the second quarter of the team's NFC divisional playoff NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in San Francisco, Jan. 12, 2013. Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday, March 16, 2022 he recently spoke with Colin Kaepernick, who expressed an interest in another chance to be a quarterback in the NFL. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

Kaepernick reaches out to Seahawks, Carroll about NFL chance

FILE - Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick participates in a workout for NFL football scouts and media, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in Riverdale, Ga. In a tweet Sunday, March 13, 2022, Kaepernick indicated that he is seeking receivers to catch his passes and a team to sign him. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland, File)

Colin Kaepernick still wants to play in NFL, seeks receivers

Kaepernick launching initiative for secondary autopsies

FILE - Britain's Katie Ormerod competes during the women's slopestyle qualifying at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Winter Olympians champion climate, peace amid muted activism

Eminem kneels down during the halftime performance at the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Super Bowl: Eminem takes a knee, 50 Cent hangs upside down

FILE -Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick arrives for a workout for NFL football scouts and media in Riverdale, Ga., on Nov. 16, 2019. ESPN Films announced Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, that Spike Lee will direct a multi-part documentary for EPSPN on Kaepernick that features extensive interviews with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and access to his personal archive. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland, File)

Spike Lee to direct Colin Kaepernick docu-series for ESPN

FILE - San Francisco 49ers' wide receiver Terrell Owens pulls in a 25-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Steve Young as Green Bay Packers' safeties Pat Terrell (40) and Darren Sharper defend late in the fourth quarter of the NFC wild card playoff game at 3COM Park in San Francisco, Sunday, Jan. 3, 1999. With 8 seconds left and the Niners trailing by four, Young stumbled dropping back from center and then threaded a 25-yard pass between a phalanx of Packers to Owens. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan, File)

49ers, Packers set for record-tying 9th playoff meeting

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, former NFL football quarterback Colin Kaepernick smiles on stage during W.E.B. Du Bois Medal ceremonies at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. Kaepernick will release a series of books through the children’s publisher Scholastic, starting with a picture story “I Color Myself Different” coming out in April, (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Colin Kaepernick picture book to come out in April

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2015, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles' Tim Tebow walks off the field after a preseason NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Philadelphia. Tebow and coach Urban Meyer are together again, this time in the NFL and with Tebow playing a new position. The former Florida star and 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback signed a one-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday, May 20, 2021, and will attempt to revive his pro career as a tight end. (AP Photo/Michael Perez, File)

Column: Tim Tebow’s reality show heads back to the NFL

Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., walks past the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Greene agrees not to block critics from Twitter account

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. Four years after Kaepernick spoke out against racism and eventually lost his job for peacefully protesting, the NFL supports his fight and now encourages players to stand up for racial equality and social justice.(AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

Reid tells AP he declined Washington’s practice squad offer

Fans stand for a presentation on social justice before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Column: NFL keeps stumbling in fight for social justice

FILE - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Madden NFL players will have the opportunity to see how Colin Kaepernick would fare if he returned to the field. EA Sports announced Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, that they have partnered with Kaepernick and are including him in the latest version of Madden 21. Fans can sign Kaepernick as a free agent in franchise mode and put him at the helm of any NFL team, as well as including him on any team in the play now mode.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

EA Sports adds Kaepernick to latest version of Madden 21

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. Four years after Kaepernick spoke out against racism and eventually lost his job for peacefully protesting, the NFL supports his fight and now encourages players to stand up for racial equality and social justice.(AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

Now that NFL supports Colin Kaepernick’s fight, what’s next

In a screenshot from a Zoom call, Lamonte Winston talks Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Winston had difficult conversations with players who wanted to follow Colin Kaepernick’s lead and were afraid to lose their jobs if they protested against racial injustice. He’s committed to help athletes take steps to effectuate change. Wilson, who previously worked in player development and scouting with the Raiders and Chiefs, has joined the nonprofit organization, Dedication To Community, as national director of its sports division to lead efforts to grow relationships between teams, athletes and communities. (AP Photo)

NFL mentor leads program to help players leverage platforms

Navy SEALs Cut Ties with Museum Over Colin Kaepernick Video

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick arrives for a workout for NFL football scouts and media in Riverdale, Ga. The U.S. Navy is investigating a video in which military work dogs attacked a "Colin Kaepernick stand-in" during a demonstration at a Navy Seal Museum fundraiser. The event happened last year at the museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, but the video resurfaced over the weekend. On Sunday, the U.S. Navy said in a statement that it appears no active duty personnel were involved. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland, File)

Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick arrives for a workout for NFL football scouts and media in Riverdale, Ga. Colin Kaepernick will be featured in an exclusive docuseries produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. The deal between Kaepernick’s production arm, Ra Vision Media, and The Walt Disney Company was announced Monday, July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland, File)

Kaepernick, ESPN team up for documentary series on his life

In this combination photo, filmmaker Ava DuVernay appears at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Feb. 9, 2020, left, and Colin Kaepernick attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York on May 6, 2019. Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker DuVernay on a Netflix miniseries about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism. Neftlix says the limited series, titled “Colin in Black & White,” will examine Kaepernick’s high school years. (AP Photo)

Netflix series to dramatize Kaepernick’s path to activism

A pedestrian passes murals to honor George Floyd and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick covering pieces of plywood used to shield windows in an empty storefront south of the State Capitol Thursday, June 11, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

NFL commissioner Goodell encourages team to sign Kaepernick

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