The citizen we need is Colin Kaepernick, GQ’s “Citizen of the Year”
Terrence Allen,
Contributor
January 4, 2018
The NFL preseason is not the most interesting thing of the NFL season. There are position battles, rookies playing for the first time and some other storylines trying to keep us interested in the game. However, last NFL preseason was an interesting and important one and it has changed the country as...
“Kneeling” loses its focus
Britney Yarbrough,
Contributor
November 2, 2017
Those in opposition are unhappy with players kneeling during the national anthem at sporting events. This all began over a year ago when Colin Kaepernick, then a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, chose to kneel during the national anthem. Kaepernick chose to kneel in protest against police brutality...
Colin Kaepernick stands against oppression
Jamal Ingram,
Contributor
October 19, 2017
During a preseason game between the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers in Santa Clara on Aug. 26 2016, Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem as a way to stand up for people being oppressed in America. "This is not something that I am going to run by anybody," Kaepernick addres...
National Anthem protests lose focus
Myles Watkins,
Staff Writer
October 5, 2017
During week three of the National Football League season, every team, players, and coaches included, peacefully protested the national anthem by kneeling, locking arms or staying in the locker room at halftime. The origins of this protest go back to last season when former San Francisco 49ers quarter...
Colin Kaepernick: Remain yourself
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
August 16, 2017
Another day has passed, totaling 165 since quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been an NFL free agent. On top of that, the Baltimore Ravens just signed former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Thad Lewis, whose last football impression was being placed on the 49ers’ injured reserved list at the end...
49ers general manager, head coach fired
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
January 6, 2017
It only lasted one year, but the Chip Kelly experiment is officially over for the San Francisco 49ers. On Monday, San Francisco Owner and CEO Jed York announced that the team let go head coach Kelly and also the team’s general manager Trent Baalke. “The performance of this team has not lived...
49ers are more rust than gold
Benjamin Conroy,
Contributor
November 17, 2016
Halfway through the football season, the San Francisco 49ers are struggling to keep it together. Bad coaching decisions and sub-par performances on the field have likely sabotaged any chance the Niners of making it to the playoffs. After starting the season off with one win, the 49ers have ...
As 49ers, Colin Kaepernick head to San Diego, safety becomes an issue
Cam Inman,
East Bay Times
August 31, 2016
Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest has made him a lightning rod for criticism, but that doesn’t have him fearing his safety when the 49ers visit the San Diego Chargers for Thursday’s exhibition-season finale. “No, because if something happened, you’d be proving my point,” Kaepernick sa...
Kaepernick trade not likely for 49ers
Shomari Block,
Contributor
April 20, 2016
If you believe the reports, the San Francisco 49ers traded quarterback Colin Kaepernick to the Denver Broncos every day for the last two weeks. This occurred after the 49ers traded Kaepernick to both the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets. At this point, a Kapernick trade report should have as much credibility as a we...
Kaepernick departure the right call for 49ers
Erik Khan,
Staff Writer
April 6, 2016
In 2013, I condemned the 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh for his decision to bench the game manager-type quarterback he had in Alex Smith, for the run-and-gun style quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick proved my assumption to be foolish when the 49ers hosted the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round ...
NFL offseason commands attention
Louis LaVenture,
News and Sports Editor
March 17, 2016
For sports fans, this time of year has a great feeling. The NBA playoffs are right around the corner, March Madness is here for the NCAA, MLB spring training is underway, but the NFL is still king. Despite the record-breaking season by the Golden State Warriors and all of the off-season moves made by...
Baalke to blame for 49ers struggles
Shomarl H. Block, Contributor
October 15, 2015
Looking into my crystal ball to see what the future holds for the 49ers, here’s what I see: Colin Kaepernick jerseys on clearance racks at Ross stores across the country, endless streams of sports talk radio callers condemning CEO Jed York for his ineptitude as an owner. “How could he fire Harbaugh...He’s...
