Kaepernicks advokat: ”Han vill göra comeback i NFL”
NFL-spelarna Colin Kaepernick och Eric Reid förlikades med NFL i går efter att ha stämt ligan. Detaljerna kring uppgörelsen har ännu inte gjorts offentliga men enligt Colin Kaepernicks advokat hoppas spelaren göra comeback i ligan inom en snar framtid, skriver ESPN.
– Inom två veckor kommer något lag i ligan att göra det rätta tror jag. Han vill tävla på den högsta nivån igen, säger Mark Geragos.
Kaepernick utlöste idrottsprotesterna i USA 2016 då han knäböjde under USA:s nationalsång inför en match i NFL, i protest mot rasistiskt polisvåld. 31-åringen har varit klubblös sedan dess.
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Wikipedia (en)
Since August 2016, some American athletes have protested against police brutality and racism by kneeling during the U.S. national anthem. Since 2017, many players also began protesting against President Donald Trump's criticisms of those involved in the protest. Some observers have described the protests as politically motivated or patriotic, while others have criticized the attention to social issues during sporting events, and others have called the protests unpatriotic or disrespectful.The protests began in the National Football League (NFL) after San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat and later knelt during the anthem, before his team's preseason games of 2016. Throughout the following seasons, members of various NFL and other sports teams have engaged in similar silent protests. On September 24, 2017, the NFL protests became more widespread when over 200 players sat or knelt in response to President Donald Trump's calling for owners to "fire" the protesting players.
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