Mariah Carey calls Super Bowl Sunday “Colin Kaepernick Appreciation Day” in a support show for activist / athlete
It’s the highlight of the NFL season: Super Bowl Sunday.
But after a year of uncertainty and political and social unrest, Mariah Carey wanted to remind people of the sacrifices Colin Kaepernick made in the fight for equality, while the Kansas City and Tampa Bay Buccaneers bosses fought for the championship.
“Colin Kaepernick’s happy day!” The pop superstar shared on Twitter during the LV Super Bowl on Sunday, February 7th.
Taking a stand: Mariah Carey supported Colin Kaepernick in a tweet he shared during the LV Super Bowl broadcast on Sunday, February 7
Carey’s tweet came just moments after an ad that pushed the importance of diversity in football aired during the Super Bowl broadcast in Tampa, Florida.
The announcement reaffirmed the NFL’s commitment to its Inspire Change initiative, a commitment made in June to commit $ 250 million over a 10-year period to various methods to combat systemic racism.
Carey seemed to be making fun of the NFL commercial, while highlighting Kaepernick’s situation, from the San Francisco 49’ers defender to leaving the league until the end of the 2016 season.
A number of fans and followers have agreed with the Hero singer and criticized the NFL for its close look when it comes to combating systemic racism.
Strong: The 51-year-old pop superstar seemed to be making fun of the NFL as he waved respect to Kaepernick in her tweet
The moment is everything: the Hero singer posted her moments on a tweet after an advertisement that pushed the importance of diversity in football broadcast 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 regularly knelt during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial inequality.
He will become a free agent after the 2016 season, but remained unsigned during that offseason, as well as those who will follow.
With some observers crying wrong and accusing the NFL of collusion.
Kaepernick has filed a lawsuit against the league and its owners, accusing them of trying to keep him out of the NFL.
Kaepernick will become a free agent after the 2016 season, but he remained unsigned in that off-season period, as well as those that will follow.
By February 2019, Kaepernick withdrew his dissatisfaction, which included another player, Eric Reid, after reaching a confidential settlement with the NFL.
Kaepernick has never signed with another 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 league press conference.
Complaint: The 49-year-old former defender reached an undisclosed monetary solution in his 2019 NFL collusion complaint; is depicted around the transaction