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In Class with Carr

S E11: Are We Still Boycotting The NFL?

In Class with Carr

Knarrative

Africana Studies, Society & Culture, Education, History, Karen Hunter, Empowerment, Greg Carr

4.9972 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On the heels of the Colin Kaepernick (and Eric Reid) settlement with the NFL, is a boycott of the league still viable? Is this an opportunity to make other power moves and send a message about our influence and buying power?

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0:00.0

This is Karen Hunter and welcome to the hub.

0:10.0

Hey everyone, this is Karen Hunter and today I'm going to talk about the NFL

0:14.9

Colin Kappernic and power

0:17.6

Now many of you know that Colin Kappernic along with Eric Reed former NFL players they had sued the NFL for collusion.

0:25.0

And recently, they settled for an amount that is undisclosed,

0:30.0

but according to their attorney, Mark Garagos, who represented both of them in this matter,

0:36.2

he wrote, for the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kappernik and Mr. Reed have engaged

0:40.5

in an ongoing dialogue with representatives of the NFL.

0:44.7

As a result of those discussions, the parties have decided to resolve the pending grievances.

0:49.6

The resolution of this matter is subject to a confidentiality agreement so there will be no

0:53.7

further comment by any party but you know how reporters are the reports say that

1:00.8

Colin Capranick received between 60 and 80 million dollars, probably more

1:06.5

than he would ever have received had he been picked up by any team.

1:11.8

Which leads me to what I want to talk about today. But before I get to that, I want

1:15.8

to just be clear because I want to get it on record because there have been so much misinformation

1:20.1

over the last three plus years since Colin Kappernik first took a knee about why he took a knee.

1:28.0

So these are facts.

1:30.0

Fact alert, yes.

1:32.0

2016, Colin Kappernik, then a backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers,

1:37.0

took a knee, he was the first NFL player to take a knee.

1:41.0

He took a knee to protest police brutality during the National Anthem.

1:46.0

His protest was not about fighting the National Anthem. It wasn't a protest against the National Anthem.

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