Mariah Carey calls “Colin Kaepernick Appreciation Day” on Super Bowl Sunday as a show of support for the activist / athlete
It’s the peak of the NFL season: Super Bowl Sunday.
But after a year full of political and social uncertainties and upheavals, Mariah Carey wanted to remind people of the sacrifices made by Colin Kaepernick, in the fight for equality, while the Kansas City and Tampa Bay Buccaneers they faced the championship.
“Happy Colin Kaepernick Recognition Day!” the pop superstar shared on Twitter during Super Bowl LV on Sunday, February 7th.
Taking a stand: Mariah Carey gave her support to Colin Kaepernick in a tweet she shared during the LV Super Bowl broadcast on Sunday, February 7th.
Carey’s tweet came moments after an ad boosted the importance of diversity in football aired during the Super Bowl broadcast from Tampa, Florida.
The announcement reaffirmed the NFL’s commitment to its Inspire Change initiative, a promise made in June to commit $ 250 million over a ten-year period to various methods designed to combat systemic racism.
Carey seemed to make fun of NFL publicity while highlighting Kaepernick’s plight, from the San Francisco quarterback 49 ‘ers to being out of the league at the end of the 2016 season.
Several fans and fans agreed with singer Hero and criticized the NFL for his rough face fight against systemic racism.
Powerful: The 51-year-old pop superstar seemed to make fun of the NFL, while making a gesture of respect to Kaepernick in his tweet
Time is everything: singer Hero posted her tweets moments after an ad boosted the importance of diversity in football aired during the Super Bowl broadcast
The movement ignited: Kaepernick received highly polarized reactions when he usually knelt during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial inequality
Kaepernick, now 33, received highly polarized reactions when he usually knelt during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial inequality.
He would end up becoming a free agent after the 2016 season, but remained unsigned during that low season, as well as those that would follow.
With some observers shouting and accusing the NFL of collusion.
Kaepernick filed a complaint against the league and its owners, accusing them of trying to keep him out of the NFL.
Kaepernick would eventually become a free agent after the 2016 season, but remained unsigned during that low season, as well as those that would follow.
In February 2019, Kaepernick withdrew the grievance, which also included another player, Eric Reid, after reaching a confidential deal with the NFL.
Kaepernick has never signed with any other team since becoming a free agent in 2016.
In the days leading up to Super Sunday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell praised Kaepernick for his activism.
“He deserves our recognition for that and our appreciation,” Goodell said during his recent press conference on the state of the league.
Complaint: The 49-year-old former quarterback reached an undisclosed monetary deal in his collusion complaint against the NFL in 2019; it is shown around the treatment