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Colin Kaepernick gave a rare interview recently, sitting down to talk on the “I Am Athlete” show hosted by Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, Adam “Pacman” Jones and Brandon Marshall.
It did not lack for substance. Marshall convincingly played the part of an NFL general manager sitting down to hear a pitch from Kaepernick for why his team should give the QB, exiled years ago for daring to speak out about racism and inequality, another shot. Kaepernick’s answers to that line of questioning are worth a read.
