While ABC and NBC only produced a news brief about a protest in favor of Colin Kaepernick, CBS This Morning on Thursday devoted an entire segment to “taking a stand” for the football player, even hyping comparisons of him to Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali. Reporter Dana Jacobson spun the rally in New York, cheering, “Social justice advocates rallied to show their support for Colin Kaepernick.”

The segment featured no critical voices at all. Instead, Jacobson fawned, “The embattled quarterback was likened to civil rights heroes Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali.” She included footage of an unidentified protester praising, “We got to make sure the modern day Muhammad Ali, Colin Kaepernick, we surround and support him!”

The network graphic lauded, “Taking a stand.” CBSSports.com also promoted the protest and singled out liberal actress Susan Sarandon for joining in.

Over on ABC’s Good Morning America, the show only devoted 33 seconds to the subject. In that brief time, Amy Robach managed to at least hint at the other side, saying, “But critics say it's Kaepernick's performance on the field that's to blame for his lack of a job this season, not his protest.”

On NBC’s Today, Matt Lauer also offered a quick update (just 17 seconds). He related, “The free agent remains without a job after protesting during the national anthem.” Lauer included the clip comparing Kaepernick to Muhammad Ali.

[This CBS segment was sponsored by Dove soap, Volkswagen and Friskies cat food.]

A transcript of the CBS This Morning story is below: