Roger Goodell wishes the NFL ‘had listened earlier’ to Colin Kaepernick
By Cindy Boren August 24, 2020 at 11:25 a.m. EDT
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell directly addressed Colin Kaepernick in an interview released Sunday, saying “I wish we had listened earlier” to the former quarterback who in 2016 began kneeling during the pregame playing of the national anthem in a protest that continues to reverberate.
Explaining what he would say to Kaepernick now, Goodell told former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho: “The first thing I’d say is I wish we had listened earlier, Kaep, to what you were kneeling about and what you were trying to bring attention to.” Read the article HERE.
Kaepernick opted out of his contract with the Niners in 2017 — a new front office regime said Kaepernick would be released — but he hasn’t landed with a team since. He reached a confidential settlement last year after he filed a grievance against the NFL, accusing the league of collusion. Jun 14, 2020