Dan Zaksheske
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Iowa players holding hands during the American National Anthem. LSU players left the court before the anthem was performed.
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I asked South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley if she supports transgender women (biological males) playing women's college basketball.
"If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to play."
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I asked Kim Mulkey if she and her LSU Tigers planned to celebrate Easter Sunday as a team.
"You'd better believe that we will do that. Thank you for asking that," she responded. She said she asks all the players to pray, regardless of their religious affiliation or God.
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Kim Mulkey said her team didn't intentionally leave the floor prior to the playing of the United States National Anthem.
"Honestly, I don't even know when the anthem was played. We kind of have a routine [for leaving the court at a certain time]."
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Dawn Staley said she was happy to win on Easter Sunday, but also didn't want to only give God "glory" for "the wins."
She later added, "He is Risen."
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Wow, Sun guard Dijonai Carrington just fouled Caitlin Clark, then made a gesture like she thought Clark exaggerated the foul and the home crowd BOOED Carrington.
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Probably the most underrated aspect to Caitlin Clark is her insane basketball mind. Listen to her break down, nearly second-by-second, a critical possession late in the Iowa win over UConn.
Incredible recall and a trait most elite athletes possess.
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Angel Reese said that a UCLA assistant coach was "talking a little crazy" during the LSU win but declined to answer a follow-up question on the matter.
"Next question."
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Caitlin Clark stopped to sign dozens of autographs following Iowa’s win over Colorado.
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Stephen A Smith thinks the Dallas Cowboys should give Colin Kaepernick a call, despite that he hasn’t played in over 5 years.
He says they won’t, though, not because he isn’t good enough but because Texas is too “patriotic.”
More good stuff from ESPN. 🤦🏻♂️
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Dawn Staley also said that last year's loss in the Final Four strengthened her faith in God.
"The way we lost last year and for him to bring us to this point today makes me believe a little bit deeper."
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The reaction I received from media members for simply asking Dawn Staley a question has been nothing short of disappointing.
They continue to prove that most "journalists" aren't interested in truth, but exist solely to push their narratives.
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Iowa coach Lisa Bluder declined to answer whether or not transgender women, biological men, should be allowed to play in women’s sports.
“My focus is on tomorrow’s game.” She added that it’s an “important issue” but an important issue for “another time.”
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The WV transgender middle school athlete at the center of a potential Supreme Court case allegedly told multiple female teammates, "Suck my d**k."
I spoke to the parents of one of the girls and they say the school did nothing about the harassment.
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I asked Caitlin Clark about Dan Hurley staying at UConn and she talked about her great admiration for Hurley and how great it is for college basketball that he’s not going to the NBA.
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Just walked by a fundraising effort for Palestinians at
@Harvard
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“Hamas actually treats the Israeli hostages really well. You should look it up, it’s on CNN.”
Ivy League education 🤷🏻♂️
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If Patrick Reed makes a long birdie putt but no one cheers, did it actually happen?
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Caitlin Clark effect: NBA arena packed to the RAFTERS with fans wanting to see the greatest women’s college basketball player in history play in potentially her final game at Iowa. Very few empty seats.
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One of the biggest criticism I heard for asking about transgender athletes at the women's Final Four is that I should have asked more than just two coaches.
So, I did. I asked every coach who reached the Sweet 16. Not one of them answered the question.
Iowa coach Lisa Bluder still won't answer whether she thinks transgender women (biological men) should be allowed to play college basketball.
OutKick also asked every coach who reached this year's Sweet 16 the same question. None gave an answer.
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Crosby doesn't get preferential treatment? This doesn't look legal. Crosby got 2 minutes for "holding." So did Subban. Right.
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Fantastic rendition of the National Anthem ahead of Iowa-South Carolina with both teams standing proudly arm-in-arm.
This place is LOUD.
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That thing that never happens appears to have happened again. According to a report from
@ReduxxMag
, a trans-identifying biological male allegedly hid his gender identity to play on the San Jose State women's volleyball team.
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A female darts player, Deta Hedman, forfeited her match at the Denmark Open rather than face a transgender (biological male) opponent.
Hedman, who has won the event 6 times in her career, showed that she cares more about fairness than winning.
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It’s crazy that asking about biological men playing in women’s sports makes me “far right.”
What’s the far left version of this position? Only men should be allowed to play women’s sports?
Far right content creator: "Do you think that trans women should be able to play women's sports?"
Dawn Staley, coach of SC's women's basketball team, doesn't hold back: "Yes... and people are going to flood my timeline... and I'm ok with that."
Wow!
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A lot of people are saying Kyle Shanahan isn't capable of winning the big game. They said that about another head coach 20 years ago: his name is Andy Reid.
The two have very similar starts to their careers, so maybe chill with the overreactions.
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The WNBA refused
@Outkick
a credential for the draft because they don't want anyone asking Caitlin Clark about biological men in women's sports.
Predictably, all the "journalists" & "reporters" fell in line, refusing to ask the question.
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Broncos fans are LEAVING before overtime even starts. Have you ever seen anything like this???
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While I don’t agree with
@dawnstaley
on this issue, I do appreciate her answering my question in a respectful manner.
I asked South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley if she supports transgender women (biological males) playing women's college basketball.
"If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to play."
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The USWNT basically held US Soccer hostage with a PR campaign to paint them as "sexist." It worked, and now they get half the men's money.
Thanks to that socialist-adjacent policy, USWNT had little motivation to win the World Cup. And they didn't.
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Very sad to hear about the passing of Chris Mortensen. Mort was nothing but kind to me when I worked at ESPN.
Grateful to have a platform to pay my respects and share my memories of one of the best in the business.
Rest in peace, Mort:
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Both South Carolina and NC State remained on the floor and stood for the National Anthem prior to their Final Four matchup.
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Iowa fans wave and cheer as Angel Reese fouls out late in the 4th quarter.
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After hearing what Dawn Staley said about allowing biological males in women's sports, several former women's coaches reached out to
@Outkick
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Kim Mulkey said LSU not being on the floor during the National Anthem was not “intentional” and that her team has a “routine” that involves leaving the court at a certain time. Added she didn’t know when they played the anthem.
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Time to check in on my favorite ESPN Family, The Golics.
How’s it going guys?
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George Washington University campus police immediately cut down a Palestinian flag while threatening to arrest protestors who got physical.
Good on them, but as
@ClayTravis
told me, this shouldn't even be an issue if the DC Mayor would do her job.
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Steelers players did a mock CPR celebration after their sack of Deshaun Watson.
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An Oregon writer penned a ridiculous column about letting males compete in female sports. He attacked
@ClayTravis
and
@piersmorgan
by calling them "ghoulish avatars."
I refuted his claims with something he neglected to use: logic.
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It gives me great joy to see an NFL head coach make bold, aggressive decisions and get rewarded. The league needs more men like Dan Campbell, unafraid to face consequences for failing because he plays to win.
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Angel Reese said she doesn't "really get to speak out on things" but took an opportunity to do so after losing to Iowa.
"I've been attacked so many times, death threats, I've been sexualized, I've been threatened... and I've stood strong every single time."
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I spent the afternoon walking around the Harvard University campus and I thought I knew what I was in for. I was wrong.
It was worse.
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I love the USA. Many of the USWNT do not. If they win the World Cup, it’s a bigger platform for them to spread anti-American ideals. I’m not rooting for that to happen.
That doesn’t make me “not patriotic.”
Jumping on Hot Mic at 5:20 to discuss.
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The Cincinnati Reds were 8-27, on pace to win 37 games this season. Then, they traded for a superhero.
The Reds are an undefeated 6-0 since acquiring Matt Harvey on Tuesday and are now on pace to win a robust 55. They keep this up, they may not even lose 100 games.
@redlegnation
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Kim Mulkey gets high fives from Iowa fans after LSU beats UCLA to reach the Elite 8.
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Before even answering the first question, Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder wished everyone a Happy Easter.
"It's great to be here on Easter Sunday and be with everybody and our team, just for our team family to be together today."
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Here are the two plays before the blowup on the Broncos sideline between Dalton Risner and Brett Rypien.
Rypien was apparently mad that no one helped Russell Wilson up after either sack.
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Of course, because we can’t have nice things, Palestine protest breaks out at Yale-Harvard game.
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The left-wing media lost its mind after hearing Harrison Butker laud women who choose to be stay-at-home mothers.
But, their reaction only proves that Butker had a valid point.
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This is such a perfect encapsulation of Nike, US Soccer and the current state of the country.
On the world's biggest sporting stage, US Soccer coach Gregg Berhalter wore a black-and-white Nike shirt that simply read, "STATES."
No red-white-and-blue. No "United." No flag. No Eagle. Nothing.
That simple shirt spoke volumes.
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Watching how Joe Rogan reacted to hearing Riley Gaines talk about what the NCAA put female athletes through just to placate one male athlete, Will “Lia” Thomas, is how everyone should feel: shocked and appalled.
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Stephen A. Smith claims that Pat McAfee gets special treatment at ESPN because he's white. Not only is Smith wrong, but the exact OPPOSITE is true.
How do I know? Because I lived it.
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@DonaldW72088868
She was waiting for the replay to show up on the board my guy. I'm in the arena and saw it plain as day. But hey you probably had a better view from the couch.
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South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley says one of the biggest keys to her team's success is practicing against "The Highlighters" -- which is a team of men.
"No matter what the speed of our opponents is, they're much quicker."
(via
@NCAA
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Scottie Scheffler was extremely complimentary of the police, despite being arrested on Friday morning. He said one officer even offered him a sandwich.
"I'm grateful that we have such strong police, and they're our protectors out there."
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One hour before tip of the National Championship between Iowa and South Carolina, Caitlin Clark drilling deep threes.
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Spicy! Pat McAfee shared a photo of his show's crew alongside ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus at Saturday's Colts game.
Magnus is the boss of Norby Williamson, the executive that McAfee called a "rat" on Friday.
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So let me get this straight ... when there’s an attack on a Muslim mosque, we must stand against hatred.
When there’s an attack against Christians (or “Easter worshippers” as Obama has decided to call them), there’s no talk of hatred or bigotry.
🤔🤔
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Big cheer for Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes as they prepare to face UConn.
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Yesterday, Kim Mulkey said she didn't plan to read the Washington Post article. She doubled-down this morning.
"I haven't read that trash. I'm not gonna read it."
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@DonaldW72088868
I don't just sit and record the game from my phone when I'm covering an event. It happened too fast to record anything. At that point, I'm at the mercy of television replays like everyone else.
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You could let
@Stugotz790
do Weekend Observations the entire show and I'd watch
@LeBatardShow
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Oh, boy. Stephen A Smith was ON ONE this morning.
Of course, no First Take segment would be complete without playing the race card.
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Whoa, ESPN/ABC used stock footage of New York City and the Statue of Liberty … that also shows the Twin Towers still standing. Yikes.
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Pro-Hamas protestors at Harvard disrespectfully and shamefully flew a Palestinian flag where the American flag usually flies.
They're saying the quiet part out loud: this isn't about the Middle East. It's about destroying the United States.
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When Don Lemon is the voice of reason, you really need to re-think your position.
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Hailey Van Lith and Flau'jae Johnson attacked the media for criticizing LSU teammate Angel Reese.
"The media, y'all, how they like to twist and call it a villain and all that, y'all don't know Angel," Johnson said.
"Y'all do not get to Angel Reese," Van Lith added.
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LeBron James claims Americans don’t want athletes talking about politics because they're black. But, it’s not because of their skin color. It's because they don’t live in the real world.
Paul George proved how out-of-touch athletes are with his comments:
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Raucous ovation and palpable energy in the building for the official Caitlin Clark intro.
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USA Basketball said Caitlin Clark is too "inexperienced" for Olympics and that it would be "irresponsible" to have her on the roster just to bring media attention.
To her credit, Clark gave a classy response last night when asked about being excluded.
"I hope the conversation
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Poor Ryan Clark. He was so pumped that he didn't have to "act like Brock Purdy is good" any more.
Guess he's going to have to start pretending again starting tomorrow.
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Alex Smith went on ESPN on Sunday and said QB play is at “an all-time high” in the NFL. I’d like to submit this Bears-Vikings game as evidence to the contrary.
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Thom Brennaman just complained about Vlad Guerrero Jr being in the HR Derby because “there are older players more deserving.”
That has to be the worst baseball take of, at minimum, the last decade.
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How long before defense players start faking injuries so that the offense can't run up to the line to stop them from seeing replays before a challenge?
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Dawn Staley cuts down the nets in Albany after South Carolina advanced to the Final Four
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Oh, ESPN. All those think-pieces and opinion articles about how offensive and racist the Indians team name was ... and now you can't even get it right on your own networks or website...
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Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller introduced legislation on Thursday to stop Biden's Title IX re-write.
"Joe Biden is undermining years of progress women have made in securing their rights under Title IX."
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I love getting to write stories about Americans helping other Americans. This country is great and full of great people. We need to highlight more of it.
Tennessee sophomore Zakai Zeigler and his family move into Knoxville home paid for by Vol's fans, proving there are plenty of good people is in this great country.
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For the First & Last audience ... here's the video of my first pedicure and the revelation that my feet are VERY ticklish.
@MGolicJR57
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The Roast of Tom Brady was so incredibly refreshing. It was a reminder that no one does comedy better than America, especially when people stop worrying about getting canceled because the perpetually-offended don't have a sense of humor.
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Caitlin Clark gearing up for tonight’s game against the Connecticut Sun.
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Travis Kelce has 4 TD catches tonight, the 32nd time a player has had 4+ TD receptions in a game (Super Bowl era).
Of the previous 31 instances, only one player -- Marvin Jones -- failed to reach 100 yards. Jones had 93.
Kelce has 25 yards receiving in the game.
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The "Harvard Crimson" posted a ridiculous op-ed that says the science is "unclear" when it comes to transgender women (biological men) having an athletic advantage over women.
It's sad what's happened to so many prestigious American institutions.
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Riley Gaines fired back at the ACLU for celebrating the ruling of a US Appeals Court blocking a West Virginia law that would have barred biological males from competing in women's sports.
"The girls don't want this."
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Kim Mulkey says she didn’t know the Washington Post story dropped before the game. She said she won’t read it, but her attorneys will.
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Had a chance to speak to several young female fans in the crowd before the game and asked them what made them so excited to see Caitlin Clark.
"She's the GOAT."
"I hope to be like her some day."
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Two hours before tipoff between LSU & Iowa, fans are making their way into MVP Arena — greeted by the Iowa cheerleaders and band.
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Caitlin Clark is on the court in Albany, getting set for the Iowa-LSU rematch.
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Joe Burrow has started 28 games in his career. He has been sacked 96 times. That's 3.4 sacks/game (and this game isn't even over).
For reference, David Carr led the league in times sacked in three of his five seasons in Houston. He was sacked fewer times/game (3.3) than Burrow.
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You want against the grain? I’ll take Josh Allen over both.
.
@ColinCowherd
: Sam Darnold for 12 to 14 years, I’ll take him over Baker Mayfield.
"Very few in the media have the courage to go against the grain and say Darnold is better than Baker. He’s not better now because he’s younger, entered the league with nothing to work with.”
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It's nearly impossible for an NFL player to give less effort on a play than Diontae Johnson did for the Steelers today.
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It's funny that
@JonHeyman
tweeted "Arson Judge" to Giants, then retracted and said AARON Judge isn't going to Giants (yet) and that's still a DISTANT second to his most incorrect tweet ever.
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LSU star Flau'jae Johnson got extremely emotional talking about her mother.
"I was trying to figure out what's my why, and I kind of just looked at my mom today like I never looked at her before, and I was like, I know my why now."
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Kaepernick hasn’t played in the NFL in seven years and hasn’t played decent in the NFL in 10 years. He knows they’re not going to sign him. But, the denial is important to his “brand.”
I just spoke with Colin Kaepernick, who tells me his agent has reached out to the
#Jets
about his desire to make an NFL return. Kaepernick remains on the West Coast working out.
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I bet Jack Gohlke can’t wait to tell his grandkids about this game when he gets home later tonight.
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