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Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump took a shot at former NFL star Colin Kaepernick when he said that in America “we stand for the anthem.”

A source tells ET Canada Rihanna was offered the coveted Super Bowl Halftime Show gig but turned the NFL down over the treatment of football players taking a knee, saying she stands with the players and Colin Kaepernick.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is refusing to stand for the American National Anthem at NFL games to protest racial disparity in the US. Jackson Proskow reports on the fallout, and the backlash from some fans.

Defiant, and determined to be a conduit for U.S. change, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick plans to sit through the national anthem for as long as he feels is appropriate and until he sees significant progress in America – specifically when it comes to race relations.

Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, a college teammate of Colin Kaepernick, kneeled during the playing of the national anthem ahead of the NFL’s season opening game.

While a naval officer sang the first notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and dozens of military members unfurled an oversized flag on the football field, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid dropped to one knee on the San Francisco 49ers’ sideline.

Former NFL quarterback and current broadcaster Boomer Esiason had harsh words for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick after he refused to stand for the U.S. national anthem prior to games earlier this month.

The Panel on Pipeline workers and Nike’s new campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick

President Donald Trump spoke about NFL owners allegedly not wanting to sign quarterback Colin Kaepernick because they “don’t want to get a nasty tweet from Donald Trump.”

Dozens of Buffalo Bills fans joined 49ers fans taking a knee in support of quarterback Colin Kaepernick, outside of Buffalo’s stadium on Sunday.

Colin Kaepernick will take part in a private workout in front of NFL teams on Saturday, but the details surrounding the event are hazy. The timing of the workout is confusing, as it takes place on a Saturday, a busier day in the NFL, and Kaepernick’s team had little knowledge of the plans for the...

Sports Illustrated under fire for leaving the NFLer off its #TakeAKnee cover

The mayor of Kenner, Louisiana banned the city’s booster clubs and recreation departments from buying Nike products, days after the company announced Colin Kaepernick as the face of the brand’s 30th anniversary ad campaign.

Colin Kaepernick hasn’t been with the NFL since 2016, but Nike is featuring his image in a new ad campaign. Long seen as apolitical, the company is taking a chance promoting a figure at the centre of the debate over athletes taking a knee during the national anthem at sports games. Nike calls Kaepernick inspirational,...

Nike chooses Colin Kaepernick, the first NFL player to kneel during the national anthem as a protest against racism, as one of the faces for a new ad campaign marking the 30th anniversary of its “Just Do It” slogan.

Maroon 5, Big Boi and Travis Scott are set to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime show on Feb. 3 after the NFL announced the performers for the show amid controversy over multiple acts turning down the show in support of Colin Kaepernick.

Members of the Oakland Unified School District’s Honor Band took a knee during their playing of the national anthem before an Oakland A’s game on Tuesday, September 20. The band members were the latest to use a sports event to send a message against police violence, following a trend that began with 49ers quarterback Colin...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick did not stand for the national anthem before a game against the Green Bay Packers on Friday, August 26, causing anger among some football fans. Kaepernick told reporters after the game that he was “not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that...

Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid once again kneeled during the national anthem before the San Francisco 49ers’ season opener against the Los Angeles Rams.

More than 200 players across the NFL took a knee on Sunday during the singing of the U.S. national anthem, the latest show of protest against police brutality and racial inequality that was started last season by Colin Kaepernick.