Kaepernick Calls NFL Anti-Racism Push Performative 6 Years After Goodell’s 2020 Video
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 1
Kaepernick Calls NFL Anti-Racism Push Performative 6 Years After Goodell’s 2020 Video
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 1
Summary
Colin Kaepernick said the NFL’s anti-racism messaging was “performative” in an NBC News interview tied to promotion for his upcoming memoir.
Goodell’s 2020 video condemning racism came only after player pressure, Kaepernick said, calling the response “disingenuous” while arguing the league still kept him out despite saying it should have listened.
Kaepernick said he had been trying to address the league’s treatment of him for years and framed the public messaging—such as “End Racism” branding—as public-relations symbolism rather than substantive change.
The dispute traces back to Kaepernick’s 2016 national-anthem protests; he has not played in the NFL since then and settled a collusion grievance with the league in 2019 without either side admitting wrongdoing.