NBA December 22, 2018 LeBron James blasts NFL, calls owners ‘old white men’ with ‘slave mentality’ NBA star LeBron James ripped NFL owners, called them a “bunch of old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality.”
Super Bowl December 21, 2018 Jay-Z trying to talk Travis Scott out of doing Super Bowl halftime show over Colin Kaepernick, report says While former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will not be playing for any team that makes the Super Bowl, issues between the league and his supporters are still a talking point.
NFL December 17, 2018 Colin Kaepernick: Quarterback still looms large through 2018 despite sitting on the sidelines Colin Kaepernick last took a snap in the NFL on Jan. 1, 2017 with the San Francisco 49ers. However, Kaepernick still casts a cloud over the NFL.
NFL November 19, 2018 Colin Kaepernick wants to play in the NFL again but won't get shot with Redskins, reports say The Washington Redskins will be without quarterback Alex Smith for the foreseeable future after Smith's gruesome leg injury in Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans -- but don't expect Colin Kaepernick to come running through the tunnel to replace him.
Super Bowl November 15, 2018 Petition urges Maroon 5 to back out of Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show Thousands of people have signed a petition calling on Maroon 5 to back out of the Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show in a show of solidarity with embattled former quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
NFL November 2, 2018 Outspoken Panthers defensive back Eric Reid says coach 'doesn't have a choice' but to support anthem protest Carolina Panthers defensive back Eric Reid has been one of several players to kneel during the national anthem this season and on Wednesday said his coach “doesn’t have a choice” but to support him.
National Anthem Protests November 1, 2018 49ers cheerleader takes a knee during anthem A cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers kneeled during the national anthem Thursday night ahead of the team's game against the Oakland Raiders.
NFL October 22, 2018 Panthers' Eric Reid blasts Eagles' Malcolm Jenkins over anthem protests Two NFL players who have protested during the national anthem and seemed to be in each other’s corners nearly came to blows Sunday before their game against each other.
NFL October 20, 2018 Amy Schumer wonders whether white NFL players who don’t kneel are ‘complicit’ in racism Amy Schumer on Friday called out white players in the NFL who don’t kneel as “complicit” in the racism black people face in the U.S., while announcing she won’t do any Super Bowl commercials.
National Anthem Protests October 13, 2018 Alabama grocery store refuses to sell Pepsi products with NFL logo The S&Z Grocery in Athens, Ala., announced on Facebook that the store will not sell Pepsi products with the NFL logo until the league stops allowing players to “bow down and disrespect the flag and country that I love.”
National Anthem Protests October 8, 2018 Pence visit to Indianapolis Colts game cost taxpayers more than $300G, report says Vice President Mike Pence reportedly cost taxpayers more than $300,000 when he walked out of an Indianapolis Colts game last year in protest of NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.