Colin Kaepernick

Extracted Attributes

• Full Name

  Colin Rand Kaepernick

• NFL Draft

  Round 2, Pick 36 (2011) by San Francisco 49ers

• Alma Mater

  University of Nevada, Reno

• Occupation

  Civil rights activist, former professional football quarterback

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date of Birth

  1987-11-03

• Place of Birth

  Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Honors and Awards

  Ambassador of Conscience Award, WAC Offensive Player of the Year (twice), Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award

Timeline

• Colin Kaepernick is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Source: Wikidata)

  1987-11-03

• Selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2011-04-29

• Starts as quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2013-02-03

• Begins sitting and kneeling during the U.S. national anthem before NFL games to protest racial inequality and police brutality. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2016-08-26

• Files a grievance against the NFL and team owners, alleging collusion to keep him out of the league. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2017-11-01

• Withdraws the collusion grievance against the NFL after reaching a confidential settlement. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2019-02-15

• Protests and anthem kneeling receive renewed national and international prominence during nationwide racial justice demonstrations. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2020-05-25

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Rand Kaepernick ( KAP-ər-nik; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and former professional football quarterback. He played for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. In 2016, he gained attention for kneeling during the U.S. national anthem at the start of NFL games in protest of police brutality and racial inequality in the United States. Kaepernick played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack, winning Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year twice. Selected by the 49ers in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft, Kaepernick began his professional career as a backup to Alex Smith. He became the 49ers' starter in the middle of the 2012 season after Smith was injured and led the team to Super Bowl XLVII, the team's first Super Bowl appearance since 1994. In his first full season as the starter in 2013, Kaepernick helped the 49ers reach the NFC Championship Game. Over the next three seasons, Kaepernick was demoted from and reinstated as the team's starting quarterback, with the 49ers missing the playoffs each year. Kaepernick sat and kneeled during the playing of the U.S. national anthem prior to games throughout the 2016 pre-season and regular season as a protest against police brutality and racial inequality in the United States. The protests were highly polarized, and included negative reactions from U.S. president Donald Trump. Kaepernick became a free agent after the season and was not signed by any team, prompting him to file a grievance against the NFL and team owners in November 2017, accusing them of collusion in keeping him out of the league; Kaepernick withdrew the grievance in February 2019 after reaching a confidential settlement with the NFL. His protests received renewed attention in 2020 amid the George Floyd protests, and kneeling became a part of protest movements in other sports regarding racial injustice.

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• Colin Kaepernick - Wikipedia

  Colin Rand Kaepernick (/ˈkæpərnɪk/ KAP-ər-nik; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and former professional football quarterback. He played for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. In 2016, he gained attention for kneeling during the U.S. national anthem "U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)") at the start of NFL games in protest of police brutality and racial inequality in the United States. [...] Kaepernick played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack, winning Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year twice. Selected by the 49ers in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft, Kaepernick began his professional career as a backup to Alex Smith. He became the 49ers' starter in the middle of the 2012 season after Smith was injured and led the team to Super Bowl XLVII, the team's first Super Bowl appearance since 1994. In his first full season as the starter in 2013, Kaepernick helped the 49ers reach the NFC Championship Game. Over the next three seasons, Kaepernick was demoted from and reinstated as the team's starting quarterback, with the 49ers missing the playoffs each year. [...] As a sophomore, Kaepernick recorded 2,849 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, seven interceptions, 1,130 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns. He became just the sixth player in NCAA history to pass for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 or more yards in a single season. At the Humanitarian Bowl, he had 370 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, two interceptions, 15 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown, earning the game's MVP award despite his team losing the game. At the conclusion of the game, Kaepernick was designated the WAC Offensive Player of the Year. He was the first sophomore to win this award since Marshall Faulk of San Diego State did in 1992.

• Colin Kaepernick | Biography, Taking the Knee, Activism, Stats, & Facts

  Show more Show less Colin Kaepernick (born November 3, 1987, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.) is an American gridiron football player and social activist who had success as a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers (2011–16) of the NFL but was better known for kneeling during the national anthem before games to protest racial injustice and police brutality against African Americans. [...] Top Questions Who is Colin Kaepernick? Colin Kaepernick (born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 3, 1987) is an American football player and social activist. He played quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers (2011–16) in the NFL. During the 2016 NFL season, Kaepernick began protesting racial injustice and police brutality against African Americans by kneeling during the national anthem before games. [...] Colin Kaepernick, an American football player and activist, began protesting racial injustice and police brutality against African Americans by kneeling during the national anthem before games. These protests sparked national debate about privilege, pride, and patriotism, prompting strong reactions from both supporters and critics, including prominent politicians. Some members of the armed forces expressed support for Kaepernick’s right to protest. Even the NFL commissioner, who originally disagreed with the actions, later praised what he called a movement from protest to progress.

• Colin Kaepernick | Biography | Research Starters | EBSCOhost

  RESEARCH STARTER # Colin Kaepernick Colin Kaepernick is a former professional American football quarterback known for his significant contributions to both sports and social justice activism. Born on November 3, 1987, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was adopted and raised in California, where he excelled in athletics and academics. Kaepernick played college football at the University of Nevada, Reno, and made history as the first NCAA player to throw for over 10,000 yards and rush for more than 4,000 yards during his collegiate career. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2011 and led the team to Super Bowl XLVII in 2013. [...] ### Background Colin Rand Kaepernick was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on November 3, 1987, to a White mother, Heidi Russo, and a Black father who left his mother before Kaepernick was born. Russo, unable to afford to raise him, put him up for adoption, and he was taken in by Rick and Teresa Kaepernick of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a couple who were already raising two biological sons and who had previously lost two infant sons to congenital heart defects. When Kaepernick was four, his father got a job at the Hilmar Cheese Company, and the family moved to the central California city of Turlock. [...] ### Background Colin Rand Kaepernick was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on November 3, 1987, to a White mother, Heidi Russo, and a Black father who left his mother before Kaepernick was born. Russo, unable to afford to raise him, put him up for adoption, and he was taken in by Rick and Teresa Kaepernick of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a couple who were already raising two biological sons and who had previously lost two infant sons to congenital heart defects. When Kaepernick was four, his father got a job at the Hilmar Cheese Company, and the family moved to the central California city of Turlock.

• Colin Kaepernick - Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

  Colin Kaepernick is a professional athlete and human rights activist, known for protesting police violence and racialized systemic oppression by taking a knee rather than standing during the playing of the national anthem while he was the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. In 2016 he co-founded the Know Your Rights Camp (KYRC), an organization to advance the liberation of Black and Brown communities. KYRC established the COVID-19 Relief Fund in March 2020 and its nationwide Legal Defense Initiative in May 2020, and recently gave over $1.75 million to grassroots organizations fighting for justice. He has been named GQ magazine’s Citizen of the Year, and has received the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, the ACLU’s Eason Monroe Courageous Advocate Award, the Puffin/Nation

• Colin Kaepernick: Biography, Football Player, Activist

  Football player Colin Kaepernick attracted national attention as a civil rights activist for kneeling during the national anthem at NFL games in protest of racial inequality and police brutality in the United States. While playing for the University of Nevada in the late 2000s, he set several school and college records. The San Francisco 49ers drafted Kaepernick in 2011, and the athletic and mobile quarterback led the club to Super Bowl XLVII less than two years later. In 2016, Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem, a form of protest that was adopted by other players and became a hot-button topic. At the end of that season, he became a free agent and hasn’t played since. Kaepernick filed a grievance against NFL owners in 2017 for colluding to keep him out of the league, [...] Search Close Newsletter Sign Up Search Logo Search Close Logo Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down My Bookmarks Newsletter x facebook instagram # Colin Kaepernick NFL player Colin Kaepernick was quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2016 and began protesting racial injustice by refusing to stand for the national anthem. Open share options bookmarks colin kaepernick smiles at the camera while sitting in a group of people, he wears a red sweatshirt and a black puffy coat, his hair is pulled back into a ponytail We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. ## Colin Kaepernick News: Offers to Join the New York Jets Practice Squad [...] Colin Kaepernick hasn’t played for an NFL football team since 2016, but the 35-year-old quarterback is hoping to change that according to a letter he wrote to the New York Jets that’s dated September 21. He offered to join the team’s practice squad following the season-ending injury to Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers earlier in the month. “I would be honored and extremely grateful for the opportunity to come in and lead the practice squad,” Kaepernick wrote. “I would do this with the sole mission of getting your defense ready each week.” Rapper J. Cole shared the letter, with Kaepernick’s approval, on Instagram on September 26. The Jets announced they signed quarterback Trevor Siemian to the practice squad that same day. instagram ## Jump to: ## Who Is Colin Kaepernick?

• Award

  Ambassador of Conscience Award

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  University of Nevada, Reno

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  professional athlete

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  11/3/1987

• Place Of Birth

  Milwaukee