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Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled their complaint of collusion against the NFL. Lawyers for both players and the NFL announced that they came to a settlement on Friday. In a statement announcing the settlement of the lawsuit, the NFL and lawyers for the players stated, “For the the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick […]
In an interview with Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast, former NBA commissioner David Stern said that he thought the NFL should have suspended Colin Kaepernick from the moment he first started protesting police brutality by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. Stern believes that if the league took that course of action with […]
The Super Bowl halftime show has historically been a coveted performance slot for musicians across genres. This year, however, controversy has tainted the show’s appeal. Many performers turned down the opportunity to perform, including Cardi B, Rihanna, and Pink. In 2016, former 49er’s quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem to protest police brutality […]
The Super Bowl is set to kick off with a lot of controversy surrounding the halftime show. Maroon 5, Travis Scott, and Big Boi will play the halftime show despite calls for them to step down or take a knee during their performance. After a few artists passed on the show in solidarity with Colin […]
Cardi B has revealed that she struggled with her decision to turn down performing at the Super Bowl to back Colin Kaepernick. On Friday, the rapper told the Associated Press that she had “mixed feelings” about turning down the opportunity, partially because Offset loves football. However, she felt it was necessary to “stand behind” Kaepernick […]
Just because Colin Kaepernick is no longer in the league doesn’t mean that he’s out of sight and out of mind. So when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell held his highly anticipated Super Bowl press conference Wednesday, he was subjected to a handful of questions related to Kaepernick, including fans’ negative response to his treatment, and how the Kaep situation will be […]
The NFL is breaking from tradition this year. On Tuesday, the league announced Super Bowl LIII halftime show performer Maroon 5 will not participate in the customary pre-game press conference. Previous halftime headliners like Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, and Lady Gaga have gone in front of the press prior to taking the stage; but this year, […]
Legendary soul singer Gladys Knight is the latest person to chime in about Colin Kaepernick‘s kneel. Knight is scheduled to sing the anthem at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta next month and had some words about Kaepernick’s ongoing protest. “I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their […]
Al Sharpton has some words of advice for Travis Scott. Earlier this week, it was reported that the ASTROWORLD rapper was tapped to perform at the Super Bowl 2019 halftime show, alongside Maroon 5. Though Scott’s involvement has not been confirmed, many people have expressed their disappointment in the move and have encouraged the Houston emcee to […]
On Friday night’s episode of HBO‘s The Shop, LeBron James had a conversation with Maverick Carter, Todd Gurley, and Ice Cube. During said conversation, James blasted the NFL and the people who own teams in the league. “In the NFL they got a bunch of old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality,” James said, per […]
