Kaepernick supporters assemble at NFL headquarters in solidarity
Seventy-plus Colin Kaepernick backers reportedly huddled in front of NFL headquarters Wednesday, voicing displeasure for the continued unemployment of the former 49ers quarterback.
TMZ reported that the non-profit 100 Suits For 100 Men coordinated a collection of Kaepernick supporters expressing solidarity with the free agent, who reportedly worked out with the Seahawks this week.
The hour-long rally’s mission was said best by Kevin Livingston, the founder and president of the New York City non-profit which helps once-incarcerated people find employment.
“We are going to continue to keep pressure to make sure Colin Kaepernick’s not only finished getting blackballed, but he’s signed to an NFL team,” Livingston told the crowd, according to TMZ.
Earlier this month, Kaepernick donated 50 suits to 100 Suits for 100 Men as part of his ongoing charity efforts.
“We are very honored to have his items donated,” Livingston told Big Apple blog DNAInfo at the time. “He is very humble and he genuinely cares about the community.”
Among those reportedly in attendance Wednesday were former NBA player Etan Thomas and New York state senator James Sanders Jr., as well as family members of slain citizens Eric Garner and Sean Bell.
“We will never dance to your tune. We’re dismissing your songs of doom,” one speaker said. “So guess what? Your desires to destroy us will never, ever stop us.”
