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Colin Kaepernick blasts NFL’s ‘propaganda’ on supporting black people

By Mike Brest
Published September 14, 2020 4:52pm ET
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Colin Kaepernick blasts NFL’s ‘propaganda’ on supporting black people
Carolina Panthers' Eric Reid (25) kneels as Cam Newton (1) stands during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. | (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek)

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick chided the NFL for the social justice messages the league promoted during the season’s first Sunday of football.

Kaepernick, who last played in the league in 2016, accused the NFL of blackballing former Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, who had knelt during the national anthem alongside Kapernick when they were both members of the San Francisco 49ers. Reid had a standout season with the Panthers in 2019, but the team opted to cut him during the off-season, and he has remained unsigned.

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