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Colin Kaepernick covers Guardian Saturday for September 2026, a cover that puts his story back in the spotlight.
The former 49ers quarterback led his team to a Super Bowl, then changed sports history in 2016 when he knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality. Colin Kaepernick has spent the years since building his Know Your Rights Camp and speaking up for young people.
For BIPOC readers, his stand remains one of the clearest examples of a Black athlete choosing principle over comfort, and paying the price for it.
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