Many Americans have taken to social media with videos of burning Nike products as anthem-kneeling footballer Colin Kaepernick is used as the face of the latest ‘Just Do It’ campaign. Protests began in the hours after Nike launched their campaign featuring Kaepernick, with dozens of people uploading videos and images of burning Nike products to […]
Colin Kaepernick was named GQ’s Citizen of the Year 2017, appearing on this month’s cover, yet he still has no NFL team. In protest, he filed a collusion grievance against the NFL last month, arguing that he is being shut out of the league due to his politics. So what does his situation say about […]
In recent weeks, Donald Trump has berated sports players who take a knee or stand silent in defiance throughout the national anthem during sports games. Following Trump’s remarks, on Sunday 24th September we saw the biggest protest yet, as around two dozen NFL players took a knee during the national anthem before the Baltimore Ravens […]
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has found himself at the centre of controversy after he opted to kneel during the American national anthem before a week one NFL game coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. In the NFL it is customary for players to stand when the national anthem is […]