It took Kap’s girlfriend Nessa Diab, who called the NFL out on Twitter.
The @NFL @nflcommish @NFLPA lying on their NFL website claiming @Kaepernick7 “retired.” Colin did NOT retire. You cowards blackballed him bc he peacefully protested against police brutality. He’s a Superbowl QB & should be playing bc his stats show that. https://t.co/UmyD5VhYwP pic.twitter.com/eUJ7LMmaiR
— NESSA (@nessnitty) May 22, 2020
Kaepernick and the league settled out of court over the accusation that they blackballed him over his famous kneeling protest during the national anthem.
The page is now listed as ‘UFA.’