Colin Kaepernick

4 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 25, 2023 by David Rosenthal · said 22 times in 2 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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2023 9 mentions in 1 episode

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Jul 25, 2023 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Football Is Not an Important Sport for Nike's Shoe Sales
“Kaepernick played football. Not an important sport for Nike in terms of shoe sales.”
David Rosenthal Jul 25, 2023 ▶ 3:05:12 Nike (Audio) · Acquired
Jul 25, 2023 positive
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Nike Scrapped Pre-Planned 2018 Campaigns to Run Colin Kaepernick Ads
“And in fact, I know that when they launched this, they actually scrapped their plans for the whole rest of the year for a whole bunch of ad campaigns that were already ready for a different way that they were gonna do the 30th anniversary relaunch of Just Do I…”
Ben Gilbert Jul 25, 2023 ▶ 3:02:56 Nike (Audio) · Acquired
Jan 27, 2026 positive
What-if
Rosenthal: Kaepernick controversy would not have happened in the NBA
“I don't think this ever would have happened or happened in the same way in the NBA. The NBA embraced both social media and the strategy of letting players have their own platforms, be their own voices and promote the league through that.”
David Rosenthal Jan 27, 2026 ▶ 2:47:15 The NFL: How small-town teams became America's most valuable sports empire (Audio) · Acquired
Jan 27, 2026 negative
Opinion
The NFL blackballed Colin Kaepernick following his 2016 national anthem protests
“The NFL blackballed Colin Kaepernick after this.”
David Rosenthal Jan 27, 2026 ▶ 2:46:53 The NFL: How small-town teams became America's most valuable sports empire (Audio) · Acquired
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