Note: This petition is STILL ongoing...

On August 26, 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat down during the National Anthem before the 3rd preseason game of the upcoming 2016 NFL season. Right after the game, he told NFL Media why he sat during the anthem, prompting his now-famous statement:

"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."

Never before, since the great Muhammad Ali's refusal to serve in Vietnam in 1967, has an athlete taken such a direct stance highlighting the injustices of people of color -- and just like Ali, the reaction to Kaepernick's stance has been met with passionate responses, often times divided by the color line.

Since that statement, Kaepernick "upgraded" his protest to a knee, announced a plan to donate $1 million to the charities that focused on racial issues (which he followed through), had great support from some of his teammates, NFL colleagues, athletes from all sports levels (starting from junior high), and fans by taking a knee during anthems.

Best of all, Kaepernick's protest made the conversation about "racial/police brutality" front-page for the large part of the NFL season, a feat never done before in its history.

Because he needed to start, Kaepernick also restructured his contract during the 2016 season, taking away the final 4 years and reworking it into a 2-year deal (with a 1-year player option) -- allowing him to leave after the season if he chooses, which he did.

Since then, no one has offered Colin Kaepernick, a Super Bowl QB just a few years ago, a NFL job despite cries from NFL Players and analysts, both black and white. He also has a better Total Quarterback Rating (QBR) than half the backup quarterbacks signed right now.

This shows that the NFL Owners are not willing to bring Kaepernick into their team because -- according to many fans -- he is a "distraction". A man who protested because of injustices towards people of color is pretty much blackballed in a league that is 70% Black.

If you are appalled by this, then show your power by boycotting the NFL until Kaepernick gets signed to a team. This means to not watch any games, no social media comments about your favorite team before/during/after the games, don't attend the stadiums, and don't buy any merchandise which represents the league or your favorite team.

We understand the NFL is very important to you. We also understand the purpose of Colin Kaepernick's protest is FAR more important than any games you will ever watch. Simply put, if things stay the same for the way America -- where "all men are created equal" -- treats people of color, then your loved ones, friends, and children will eventually be affected as well.

Finally, this situation really shines a light on how much the NFL really cares about its Black athletes. It's pretty much: Play for us, entertain us, make us money, and shut up.

Here's a video of someone explaining the true meaning of the National Anthem: Click here

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Since we reached our initial goal of 100,000 signatures, here's a pic of the 32 NFL Owners we already mailed.

Our new goal is 1 MILLION signatures by the start of the NFL Regular Season. Afterwards, we will mail every NFL Sponsor (all 37 of them) a letter asking them to reconsider their relationship with the league.

NFL Sponsors are listed below (the CEOs) :

Gatorade & Pepsi & Quaker - Indra K. Nooyi

Anheuser-Busch - João Castro Neves

USAA - Stuart Parker

Bose - Bob Marseca

Marriott - Arne M. Sorenson

Xbox & Microsoft - Satya Nadella

News America - Martin Garofalo

SAP - Bill McDermott

McDonalds - Steve Easterbrook

New Era - Chris Koch

Nike - Mark Parker

Extreme Networks - Ed Meyercord

Nationwide - Steve Rasmussen

TD Ameritrade - Tim Hockey

Zebra - Anders Gustafsson

Dannon - Emmanuel Faber

Hyundai - Kyung Soo Lee

EA Sports - Andrew Wilson

VISA - Alfred F. Kelly Jr

Campbell’s Soup - Denise M. Morrison

FedEx - Frederick W. Smith

Frito-Lay - Thomas R. Greco

Mars Snackfood - Grant F. Reid

Dairy Management, Inc. - Thomas Gallagher

SiriusXM - James E. Meyer

Under Armour - Kevin Plank

Bridgestone - Gordon Knapp

Ticketmaster - Michael Rapino

Procter & Gamble - David S. Taylor

Verizon - Lowell C. McAdam

Barclays - Jes Staley

Papa John’s - John Schnatter

Castrol - Mandhir Singh

Ford - James Hackett

#NoKaepernickNoNFL

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