Colin Kaepernick

Also known as Colin Rand Kaepernick

American football player (born 1987)

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We Are Free, You and Me
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Acting · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Colin Rand Kaepernick is an American civil rights activist and football quarterback who is a free agent. He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League.

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Evolution of the Black Quarterback — Self2024
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL — Self - San Francisco 49ers Quarterback (archive footage)2022
Colin in Black and White — Narrator (voice)2021
The Price of Protest — Self (archive footage)2019
United We Stand: The Ali Summit — archival footage2018
Shut Up and Dribble — Self (archive footage)2018
Marvel & ESPN Films Present: 1 of 1 - Genesis — Self2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self

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Colin Rand Kaepernick (/ˈkæpərnɪk/ KAP-ər-nik; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and former professional football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. In 2016, he gained national attention for kneeling during the national anthem at the start of NFL games in protest of police brutality and racial inequality in the United States.

Kaepernick played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack, twice winning Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Selected by the 49ers in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft, Kaepernick began his professional career as a backup to Alex Smith. He became the 49ers' starter in the middle of the 2012 season after Smith was injured and led the team to Super Bowl XLVII, the franchise's first appearance since 1994. In his first full season as the starter the following year, Kaepernick helped the 49ers reach the NFC Championship Game. Over the next three seasons, Kaepernick lost and won back his starting quarterback job, with the 49ers missing the playoffs each year.