NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 05: Colin Kaepernick receives the SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award during SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)
Colin Kaepernick National Anthem protest (15 Videos)
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Why Marshawn Lynch supports Colin Kaepernick's protest
SANTA CLARA, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Colin Kaepernick #7 and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem prior to playing the Los Angeles Rams in their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on September 12, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
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Colin Kaepernick creates friction in hometown
SANTA CLARA, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Colin Kaepernick #7 and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem prior to playing the Los Angeles Rams in their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on September 12, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
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NFL star continues national anthem protest
Nate Boyer
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Former NFLer: I stand by Kaepernick
Seattle Reign midfielder Megan Rapinoe takes a knee as the national anthem is sung ahead of the Reign's match with the Chicago Red Stars.
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Soccer star joins national anthem protest
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Obama: Kaepernick exercising his constitutional right
D.L. Hughley
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Hughley: There's nothing more American than silence
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Spike Lee on Kaepernick's protest: I support him
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 05: Colin Kaepernick receives the SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award during SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)
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Beyonce presents Kaepernick with award
Beyonce presented former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kapernick with Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, which celebrates athletes whose career has directly or indirectly impacted the world.