The NFL might be blackballing him, but Colin Kaepernick still has plenty of people on his side.
Thousands protested Wednesday in support of Kaepernick outside NFL headquarters in Manhattan, in a rally organized by actor/director Spike Lee. People of all races showed solidarity for the quarterback who, unlike Jay Cutler, still is without a job in the NFL — something many attribute to the negative publicity surrounding his decision to protest the national anthem last season.
ESPN’s The Undefeated provided a montage of the rally, which can be viewed below.
Colin Kaepernick gets a strong show of support at rally. #ImWithKap pic.twitter.com/Xsb4DmwlVJ
— Andscape (@andscape) August 24, 2017
Here’s a longer clip of members of Kappa Alpha Psi, a predominantly African-American collegiate fraternity, showing support for Kaepernick.
Kappas for Kaepernick in front of NFL offices for #ColinKaepernick Rally pic.twitter.com/kOZ98MTdAU
— Coy Wire (@CoyWire) August 23, 2017
And here are some other sights and sounds from the rally.
Here are the t-shirts that NAACP groups will be weaing at today's Colin Kaepernick rally outside NFL headquarters in NYC pic.twitter.com/BKJugqGrxq
— Tim Rohan (@TimRohan) August 23, 2017
"What he did took tremendous guts… I am so proud of what he has gone" #IStandWithKaepernick #KaepernickRally pic.twitter.com/xqlQeXaeFM
— #StopCopCity (@ChuckModi1) August 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/TylerRickyTynes/status/900463794287255556
The truest sign. #KaepernickRally #IStandWithKaepernick pic.twitter.com/dlO07hhFkc
— #StopCopCity (@ChuckModi1) August 23, 2017
#IStandWithKaepernick "because Kap comes out everyday 2 support us" #Kaepernick Rally NYC pic.twitter.com/bYegmyYbe5
— #StopCopCity (@ChuckModi1) August 23, 2017
James Baldwin. #KaepernickRally pic.twitter.com/4lNcCLF2uo
— #StopCopCity (@ChuckModi1) August 23, 2017
Signs at #ColinKaepernick Rally:
Black Lives Matter Scoreboard
Kaepernick = HERO
NFL = ZERO pic.twitter.com/U05BhTzGDn— Coy Wire (@CoyWire) August 23, 2017
Crowd at #ColinKaepernick Rally keeps getting larger. pic.twitter.com/GE1YzM1dJA
— Coy Wire (@CoyWire) August 23, 2017
Whether Wednesday’s protest in New York increases Kaepernick’s chances of getting a job in the NFL remains to be seen.
If and when he does sign with a team, he reportedly will stand for the national anthem. However, there likely will be plenty of players around him still protesting.
