Mariah Carey calls Super Bowl Sunday ‘Colin Kaepernick Appreciation Day’ in a show of support for the activist / athlete
It is the culmination of the NFL season: Super Bowl Sunday.
But after a year filled with political and social uncertainties and turmoil, Mariah Carey wanted to remind people of the sacrifices Colin Kaepernick made in the fight for equality, while the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers fought for the championship.
‘Happy Colin Kaepernick appreciation day!’ superstar pop shared on Twitter during the Super Bowl LV on Sunday, February 7th.
Taking a stand: Mariah Carey supported Colin Kaepernick in a tweet she shared during the Super Bowl LV broadcast on Sunday, February 7
Carey’s tweet came moments after a commercial pushing the importance of diversity in football on air during the Super Bowl broadcast in Tampa, Florida.
The announcement reaffirmed the NFL’s commitment to its Inspire Change initiative, a pledge made in June to commit $ 250 million over a 10-year period to various methods designed to combat systemic racism.
Carey appeared to be mocking the NFL commercial while highlighting Kaepernick’s situation as a San Francisco 49’ers defender to be out of the league at the end of the season in 2016.
Several fans and followers agreed with the Hero singer and criticized the NFL for its turnaround when it comes to combating systemic racism.
Powerful: the pop superstar, 51, seemed to be mocking the NFL while making a sign of respect to Kaepernick in his tweet
The right moment is everything: the singer Hero posted her tweet moments after a commercial promoting the importance of diversity in football, broadcast during the Super Bowl broadcast
Movement on: Kaepernick received highly polarized reactions when he routinely knelt during the National Anthem in protest against police brutality and racial inequality
Kaepernick, now 33, received highly polarized reactions when he routinely knelt during the National Anthem in protest against police brutality and racial inequality.
He would eventually become a free agent after the 2016 season, but remained without a contract during the off-season as well as in the following periods.
With some observers shouting and accusing the NFL of collusion.
Kaepernick filed a complaint against the league and its owners, accusing them of trying to keep him out of the NFL.
Kaepernick would eventually become a free agent after the 2016 season, but remained without a contract during the off-season, as well as in the following ones.
In February 2019, Kaepernick withdrew the complaint, which also included another player, Eric Reid, after reaching a confidential agreement with the NFL.
Kaepernick has yet to sign a contract 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 former 49’ers quarterback reached an undisclosed monetary settlement in his collusion complaint against the NFL in 2019; he is portrayed at the time of the deal