Colin Kaepernick Awarded a Huge Honor

Colin Kaepernick is one of the faces of GQ’s December issue.

The magazine named the former 49ers quarterback its “Citizen of the Year” for starting the protest that became a movement in the NFL.

“He’s been vilified by millions and locked out of the NFL — all because he took a knee to protest police brutality,” GQ wrote in a news release about the cover. “Colin Kaepernick’s determined stand puts him in rare company in sports history: Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson — athletes who risked everything to make a difference.”

I’m honored to be recognized by @GQMagazine as Citizen of the Year. https://t.co/s6wBZTa6tH

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) November 13, 2017

Kaepernick first knelt during the National Anthem at a preseason game last year to protest mistreatment of black Americans, particularly by police. The protests grew this year to dozens of other players and to other sports, and President Trump called for the firing of any protesters.

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