Pro-Kaepernick Rally Set to Take Place at Soldier Field on Sunday

AP Photo Ted S. Warren
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

A protest in favor of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, is scheduled to take place at Soldier Field in Chicago, on Sunday.

The protest, expected to draw anywhere from 200-500 people, has been dubbed the Standing 4 Kaepernick Protest-Chicago, by organizers. The protesters hope to eventually help Kaepernick land a job by continuing to draw attention to, what they perceive to be, the racial and political injustices that have kept him out of the league.

According to Pro Football Talk, Kaepernick will have no involvement in the protest, as he apparently has had no role in any of the protests in support of him. Kaepernick held a “Know Your Rights” camp in Chicago. One of the seminars the former quarterback frequently holds, with the aim, he says, of informing primarily minority youth of their rights. He also recently donated money to a group in Chicago.

The event will be another in a series of pro-Kaepernick rallies. The most recent of which, a large demonstration held in front of the NFL’s New York City offices. An event which gained massive media attention, took place right under the watchful eye of NFL Commissioner roger Goodell, and still, failed to land Colin Kaepernick a job.

So, why would holding a comparatively smaller demonstration in Chicago change anything?

Well, that’s something the media would have to ask the protest organizers.

Hint: they probably won’t.

 

 

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