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Kaepernick tells 'The View' that NFL owners kept him out over politics and power, claims they donate to Trump
Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick called out the Trump administration during an interview with "The View" on Monday, saying the NFL supported the administration politically.
"Colin, just six months after you started protesting, you say you were forced to opt out of your contract with the 49ers, and you were never picked by another team again," co-host Ana Navarro said. "You sued the NFL for collusion, claiming that team owners were intentionally keeping you out. They’ve denied this. And it ended in a confidential agreement, though. So now as you look back, what do you think was the reason that not a single team would give you a chance to play for them?"
Kaepernick pointed to politics and power. The former quarterback joined the co-hosts of the liberal talk show to discuss his new book, "The Perilous Fight," in which he details his football career and the decision to kneel during the national anthem.
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"I think it was political," Kaepernick said. "I also think it was power. I think the reality is, one, I think it’s in important context: I didn’t protest the NFL. So their response to the protest is very informative in relation to where they stand politically. We’ve seen them donate millions of dollars to [President Donald] Trump and this administration."
Co-host Sunny Hostin agreed as the audience applauded.
"And I think the other part is the realization that the amount of support the protest had, there were also boycotts of the NFL because of their response. The NFL being approximately 70% Black also means that the players as the product on the field have power and control over where the league goes and where they head directionally," the former 49ers star continued.
Kaepernick said if NFL players unified around that and spent one weekend refusing to play, there would be no games.
"There’s no game, there’s no business and things would change very quickly," he said.
"You had a lot of people supporting you after that protest, but you also had a lot — getting a lot of hate, you were getting serious death threats from people who felt like you were disrespecting the flag, the country, members of the military," co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said. "Were you surprised about the level of backlash that you received?"
"Yes and no," Kaepernick responded.
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"I think my years growing up were formative to give me some insight into what to expect on the other side of that," he said. "Also, historically, we’ve seen that, whether it’s Tommie Smith and John Carlos, whether it’s [Muhammad] Ali, we’ve seen it with Curt Flood, we’ve seen it with Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. We've seen the response to Black people protesting, with Black athletes protesting."
"The part that candidly surprised me was the amount of pushback on a conversation of, 'Hey, police shouldn’t kill Black people.' That doesn’t feel like a controversial topic to me," Kaepernick said.
"I’m surprised at the level of pushback that people had on that, because we should all want to live in a society where everyone feels safe, everyone feels like they have the opportunity to thrive, and I think that was very revealing in relation to where a lot of people stand and the work that we have to do," he added.
Fox News Digital reached out to the NFL and the White House for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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2026 marked 10 years since Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality in the United States. He has said that his activism was ultimately what ended his NFL career after no team picked him up once he opted out of his 49ers contract in March 2017.
In an interview earlier this month, Kaepernick said that the NFL was "actively blackballing" him and that he would no longer support the organization.
"I’m not gonna support an organization that one, is actively blackballing me, but two, has targeted my brothers who have been protesting as part of this as well," Kaepernick told NBC News. "I watch college football."
Ex-Dem insider exposes what Harris told top donors days before Biden dropped out: 'Insulting'
Lindy Li, a former Democratic fundraiser who switched party affiliation over unheeded warning signs about President Joe Biden's decline in the 2024 election, believes Kamala Harris was setting herself up to poach Biden’s donors just days before he dropped out of the race — while still telling voters he could win.
Li said she threaded that political needle by staying far away from any criticism of Biden.
"It was all charade. She was auditioning for Biden's endorsement, and the way that she did it was by imposing a fake rule on her staff to not talk about her ascending to the nomination," Li said in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital.
Li’s chronicling of the months leading up to Biden's suspended campaign, which are included in her book, "Unburdened," adds more detail about how even those closest to Biden understood that his campaign would likely come to a grinding halt following his disastrous 2024 debate — and even before it.
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As a top fundraiser for both Biden and Harris and someone who had achieved a high profile with the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Li worked with both teams to raise campaign contributions.
In the wake of the election, Li has gone public with much of her insider knowledge, raising the alarm over just how many figures inside the Democratic Party had seen the writing on the wall but remained silent. She also detailed how others, like Harris, quickly moved to prepare themselves for what would happen next.
In Li’s view, Harris prioritized face time with donors she knew could soon back her own bid.
"I was on the call; she would host calls with donors and pretend to support Biden and say there's no daylight between Biden and herself. All the while she was auditioning for those very donors," Li said.
Li recalled how, in one case, Harris addressed donors about Biden’s viability as a candidate two days before Biden bowed out.
"It was either on July 19th or July 20th. Actually, I think it was July 19, 2024; Kamala Harris held a call saying that there was no way that Biden would drop out and that she would stick with him until the end. And these were some of the biggest donors in the party," Li recalled.
Biden announced that he would no longer pursue reelection on July 21.
After Biden’s announcement, Li recalled that Harris moved aggressively within the Democratic camp to shore up support, insinuating that she had some form of Biden’s backing.
"She was flattering people left and right. The first 24 hours were a very intensive charm offensive on her part. And that's how she was able to consolidate it so quickly. She flattered people up the wazoo. It made it abundantly clear that Biden had endorsed her. And Biden initially — I don't know if people know this, but he didn't want to endorse her right away. It took him a while."
Notably, although Biden would endorse Harris later that same day, he announced he would not pursue reelection, his support of Harris came as a second message, roughly 30 minutes later.
Despite the vice president’s efforts to maintain her support of Biden and back his viability, Li recalled that some of those same donors didn’t buy her story,
"A lot of us have group chats. And the immediate reaction is what an effing waste of time. What a charade, how fake. Like these are like the wealthiest people in the country saying that. They were very aware they were being lied to, that Biden was clearly not okay and to be told that he was okay when he was clearly incapacitated," Li said.
"It was insulting."
Representatives for Harris did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
McConnell returns after months-long absence for crucial vote
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will return to the Senate to cast his first vote following months of speculation on his condition and when the longtime lawmaker would reemerge into the public eye.
McConnell said in a statement on Monday, the first day back for the Senate taking over a month long break, that he would "cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June."
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"I’m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues. My recovery has been a long and often frustrating process, and the lingering effects of childhood polio haven’t made it any easier," McConnell said. "I’m still not quite back to 100%, but I’ve assured Leader Thune that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me."
"Elaine and I are very grateful for all the continued well wishes from our fellow Kentuckians, and I’m glad to get back to more of business as usual on their behalf this month," he continued.
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McConnell, 84, has not been in the Senate for votes nor committee work since early June after being hospitalized from suffering a fall at his Washington, D.C., home. His absence was further prolonged when he developed pneumonia, and went through a stint a rehab to further recover from the fall.
And his return comes as Republicans are again gearing up to vote on massive farm aid and funding package this week. The last time Senate Republicans tried to advance the bill it failed without McConnell's key vote.
Steamy Sydney Sweeney ad draws backlash from female athletes
Sydney Sweeney ruffled the feathers of some professional athletes when her ad for the sports trading app Novig dropped last week.
Sweeney was seen in the ad posing in several shots with strategically placed sports equipment covering her mostly nude body.
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"Think you know sports? Prove it. Novig is just sports. So, they wanted a show," she says in the ad.
Several female athletes didn’t appear to take too kindly to the ad. Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ariarne Titmus, British sprinter Amy Hunt and former American gymnast Gracie Kramer were among those to denounce the ad.
"I can’t describe how infuriated I feel when I watch this," Titmus wrote in a post on Instagram. "How do we live in a world where monetizing a woman’s body and sexualizing women’s sport is still a thing?"
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Hunt addressed the ad after finishing in fourth place in the 200-meters at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary.
"Sydney Sweeney, this is what women in sport look like," she said. "Muscles, hard work, sweat, blood, tears."
Kramer said she was infuriated by the ad as well.
"I’ve spent my entire life competing in a sport where female athletes have been oversexualized, reduced to our bodies, and forced to fight to be taken seriously for what we can actually do," she wrote on Instagram.
Sweeney seemingly shot back at the criticism on Sunday. She went on to show off ESPN magazine covers featuring nude athletes, including Serena Williams, Ronda Rousey, Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe and Caroline Wozniacki.
Fox News Digital reached out to Sweeney’s representatives for comment. OutKick reached out to Novig for comment.
Sweeney was the target of criticism last year when she collaborated with American Eagle for its fall clothing campaign.
Fox News’ Tracy Wright and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Does the NFL's double digit ratings decline for opener show fan fatigue?
The New England Patriots-Seattle Seahawks matchup last week was the NFL’s lowest-rated opening-night game since 2022, averaging 25.1 million viewers on NBC and Peacock.
That figure represents a 12% decline from last season’s Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles opener, which drew 28.3 million viewers on the same network.
Considering recent changes to Nielsen’s measurement system, the broader multiyear decline and the double-digit year-over-year drop are notable.
The NFL and NBC will likely attribute the decline, at least in part, to the opener airing on a Wednesday for the first time. Moving the game from Thursday, traditionally a stronger night for viewership, to Wednesday was likely a factor — perhaps a significant one.
But that is more a consequence than an excuse.
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To understand why the NFL opened the season on a Wednesday, consider the league’s broader strategy.
The NFL views streaming and international games as its two biggest avenues for growth. But the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 prohibits televised NFL games on most Friday nights during the high school and college football seasons. As a result, the league could not schedule the Los Angeles Rams-San Francisco 49ers game in Australia on Friday, as it had the previous two seasons. Instead, the game was played on Thursday, pushing the Patriots-Seahawks opener on NBC to Wednesday.
The NFL will also play another Wednesday game on Netflix on the night before Thanksgiving. There will be four Friday games this season, including one on Black Friday and three on Christmas Day. Nine games will be played internationally.
On one hand, the expanded schedule means more football on television. On the other, it could lead to lower-quality football.
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Fans saw last season how the additional windows, unusual days of the week, extensive travel, and limited rest hindered the quality of play. Teams playing on short rest, sometimes overseas, frequently looked sloppy and unprepared.
The changes also diminished the games’ sense of occasion. The Sunday slate, in particular, has become increasingly diluted by the addition of newly created national windows.
It should come as no surprise that fewer people watched last Wednesday’s opener than in previous years. Patriots-Seahawks was a sluggish snoozefest through three quarters. Working Americans faced two additional days of early wake-up calls that week. Another primetime game (Rams-49ers) followed the next night.
There is no reason to overstate the significance of the ratings decline. The game still averaged more than 25 million viewers. That is more than any NBA Finals game drew in June. The NFL is the most popular form of entertainment in the country.
Still, signs of fan fatigue and frustration are growing.
We have not even discussed how expensive it is to follow the NFL across its various television networks and streaming services this season. And it is expensive.
There is a reason the television networks did not cave and negotiate new rights deals with the league early, as some media analysts predicted.
Put plainly, there is more resistance to the NFL’s insatiable appetite for growth than the league may realize.
OutKick explained over the summer that raising the price of an inferior product is traditionally a poor strategy. The NFL appears to believe that standard does not apply to it.
Based on recent viewership trends, the league is slightly overconfident.
Obama, Biden judges draw fresh fire as Trump’s immigration court clashes heat up: ‘Almost impossible’
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is drawing a distinction between the federal judges he says the Trump administration can work with and those he says are "almost impossible" to deal with, singling out judges appointed by President Joe Biden as the administration continues to fight immigration battles in federal court.
"We find judges, for the most part, honestly, that we can work with in almost every area. But you've got some of the judges that were appointed underneath Obama and definitely, if they're appointed by Biden, they are almost impossible to work with," said Mullin on the sidelines of the RNC Midterm Convention on Thursday.
Mullin’s comments come as the Trump administration has repeatedly run into federal judges over its immigration policies, including recent rulings involving birthright citizenship and immigrant visa issuance. But while those court fights have received significant attention, Mullin offered a broader assessment of the judges he believes are most difficult for DHS to work with, specifically pointing to judges appointed by Biden — and, to a lesser extent, Obama.
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In April, Biden-appointed Judge Brian Murphy blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protected status for more than 5,000 Ethiopians, while in September, Biden-appointed Judge Deborah Boardman blocked enforcement of Trump’s August executive order limiting birthright citizenship, finding the order likely unconstitutional.
Mullin said immigration cases should be "cut and dry," arguing that they ultimately come down to whether an individual entered the country legally and has the proper paperwork.
He compared the issue to homeownership, asking whether someone has "the deed of the house you’re living in" and whether they legally own it.
Mullin also criticized state and local officials in blue states for limiting cooperation with ICE detainer requests, including in cases in which DHS alleges that detainees are violent criminals, drug dealers or known terrorists.
"It makes absolutely zero sense," Mullin said.
Beyond the court system, DHS is also facing battles with elected leaders in blue cities and states.
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"Virginia is out of control right now. I mean, when you start looking at the great state of Virginia, who had a great governor in Governor Youngkin ... and now what they have, they canceled their 287(g) programs, they're not allowing any cooperation with ICE or any of DHS's law enforcement push to make sure we get the criminals off our streets," said Mullin.
Within weeks of taking office, Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger directed the state’s law-enforcement agencies to terminate their existing 287(g) agreements with ICE, which her administration said placed participating officers under federal supervision to conduct civil immigration enforcement.
Mullin claimed that 50% of recent deaths in Fairfax County were "at the hands of an illegal."
"I've said this multiple times, every death that happens at the hands of an illegal is 100% preventable. So why the governor of Virginia, why they wouldn't participate with us being DHS and forcing our nation's laws and getting their criminals off the streets make no sense," he said.
Still, Mullin said the Trump administration would not force blue cities to accept federal assistance, arguing that DHS would remain ready to help communities that request it.
"What we’re not gonna do is force our way in. You’re gonna have to decide that," Mullin said, leaving the decision to individual communities.
In Danbury, Connecticut, the City Council amended its police hiring ordinance to allow lawful permanent residents and DACA recipients to apply to become police officers.
"I don't understand how you can be in law enforcement and yet you have no legal status. I just don't know what, in some of these very liberal towns and liberal states, what are they thinking," said Mullin.
"They're prioritizing criminals over law-abiding citizens. We are a nation of laws, and either we respect them or we don't," he added. "What separates us from a third world country is we don't believe in lawlessness and when you came in this country illegally, you chose to skip the line because we have a legal process."
Prince Harry's homecoming goes off the rails with brutal TV roast
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were barely back on British soil before "Saturday Night Live UK" rolled out an unforgiving royal welcome.
The royal couple became the target of a string of jokes on the British version of the iconic sketch comedy show, which poked fun at their relationship with the royal family, lucrative Netflix deal and Markle’s lifestyle brand as the pair settled back into life across the pond.
The sketch opened with King Charles III and Queen Camilla enjoying a seemingly peaceful weekend at Balmoral before their royal retreat took an unexpected turn.
"Oh, Camilla, nothing like a quiet Saturday in Balmoral. Clean Scottish air, dirty Scottish people … bliss," the King, portrayed by Larry Dean, said.
"I do so love our weekends away," Camilla, played by Emma Sidi, added. "No responsibilities – just like every other day."
Their quiet moment was interrupted by Prince Harry, portrayed by Jack Shep, and Markle, portrayed by Ayoade Bamgboye.
"Daddy, I’m home," Prince Harry said as the two walked into the room.
The show didn't miss a beat, immediately making jokes regarding Markle's Netflix show "With Love, Meghan." Markle's character brought an ice tray as a "gift" for Queen Camilla.
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"It’s ice. I made it myself. I can give you the recipe. I’m kind of a wiz in the kitchen," Markle's character said in the skit.
"It’s true. She hires the best cooks," the fake Prince Harry added.
As Prince Harry and Markle packed on the PDA, King Charles began to question the two about their motives for moving back to the U.K.
"Don’t tell me you spent all your Netflix money already," Dean as King Charles joked.
"Daddy, it was $60 million! How long was it meant to last?" the fake Prince Harry whined.
Fox News Digital reached out to a representative for Markle and Prince Harry.
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Markle and Prince Harry moved back to the U.K. in late August.
The couple’s children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, have already enrolled at British schools and will start classes sometime in September. The family plans to live at a private, nonroyal residence outside of London, but haven’t said exactly where that will be.
However, the couple's return home didn't come with a royal reset.
Buckingham Palace drew a firm line around the Sussexes’ homecoming, reaffirming that the couple will not resume official duties and that their status remains unchanged from when they stepped back as working royals in 2020.
"It is well known that in January 2020 the Duke and Duchess stepped down from undertaking representative duties on behalf of The Sovereign, and are no longer working Members of The Royal Family," a letter sent on behalf of King Charles III read, Fox News confirmed. "This position, distinct from the State and Royal duties undertaken by the working Royal Family, and with the personal latitude it brings the couple in respect of financial independence and protection of their privacy as they would wish, will continue to be fully respected."
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The letter further underscored that a change in address does not mean a change in royal status.
"It follows that there is no change to the current status of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex," the letter added. "Their styles as His and Her Royal Highness remain in abeyance and are not used. The charitable work of the Duke and Duchess is a personal matter for them both and undertaken in their private capacity. In short, their position is akin to private citizens with commercial and charitable interests."
The letter was sent by the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in the royal household, to senior officials in the government and military, as well as lord lieutenants, the king’s personal representatives around the country.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Arizona mom used her flip-flop to fight off a coyote attacking her 4-year-old daughter
An Arizona mom out in her neighborhood flying a kite with her 4-year-old daughter a couple of Sundays ago found herself in a fight with a coyote that refused to back down.
The coyote had started nipping at the little girl, according to mom Brittany Cardinal, and before she knew it, mom was swinging her flip-flop at it.
"We had gone outside because it was windy. And my daughter’s like, 'oh, let's fly a kite,'" Cardinal said, reports AZ Family.
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A normal activity on a windy Sunday afternoon. That was until mom heard her daughter scream and saw the coyote going after the girl.
"I picked her up and then I started yelling at it, thinking, of course, it’s going to go away, and then it didn't," Cardinal said. "So then I took off my flip-flop, and I was trying to scare it with that by like trying to hit it."
As the mom tried to fight off the coyote and get it to leave them alone, she fell. The coyote then bit her on the face.
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"I always hear people say like, 'you don’t feel the pain when like trauma like that happens,' and I mean, I really didn’t feel any pain," Cardinal said of the bite. "I just felt like the pressure of it."
Mom and daughter were eventually able to get away from the feisty coyote and make it back home. Mom had lacerations and puncture wounds on her face from the bite.
Arizona Game and Fish officials have removed several coyotes from the area following the incident and are testing them for rabies. They said that Cardinal did everything you're supposed to do during a coyote attack.
I guess everything except for getting bitten on the face. That I highly doubt is in the protocol. But everything else she did correctly.
Alex Flickinger, public affairs community liaison for Arizona Game and Fish, said, "You fight back, you yell at the animal, be loud with it, throw rocks, whatever you have to do to get that animal to just run off."
Vikings say Kyler Murray feeling 'pretty good,' participating in team meetings despite serious concussion
Kyler Murray’s start to his Minnesota Vikings career went awry on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium, as he was knocked out of the game with a concussion suffered on just the third offensive possession for the team.
The hits he took from two Green Bay Packers players were vicious, and after he officially entered concussion protocol, the question became whether he would be missing game time moving forward.
Head coach Kevin O’Connell, though, gave an update on his starting quarterback Monday following the Vikings’ come-from-behind victory to beat their NFC North rival, where he said Murray came into the building feeling "pretty good."
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O’Connell confirmed that Murray is in concussion protocol, but he said that the quarterback was participating in team meetings.
The Vikings will be taking it "a day at a time," he said, while the medical staff makes sure Murray passes each step of protocol.
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In turn, Murray’s status for Week 2’s matchup against the Chicago Bears, who poured 59 points on the Carolina Panthers in their win on Sunday, is up in the air.
However, Vikings fans seeing the initial blow may have thought Murray would not be available next week. Instead, there is hope so long as he clears protocol.
Before suffering his injury, which came after Murray tucked and ran before a late slide led to the two defenders sandwiching him on the turf, he went 3-of-5 for 18 yards. He also threw an interception on the very first snap of his regular-season Vikings career, throwing a jump ball after the Packers brought a blitz immediately at the line of scrimmage.
Once Murray was off the field, veteran Carson Wentz, whom the Vikings kept on after serving in a backup role last season, was called upon to lead Minnesota for the remainder of the home opener.
The result was a composed, effective performance from Wentz, who completed 12 of 19 passes for 133 yards and three touchdowns in the 39-22 win.
Should Murray be unable to play in Week 2, Wentz would almost certainly draw the start for Minnesota, with J.J. McCarthy — the team's first-round pick in 2024 — expected to serve as his backup.