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In October 2017, a rumor spread that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick -- who National Football League teams have refused to sign since his 2016 silent protest during the national anthem -- had said he would be willing to stand during the national anthem if he was signed by a team. Kaepernick was the first NFL player to sit, and then kneel, during the anthem, in protest against police brutality and racial injustice. The Daily Wire web site wrote: The sports web site Bleacher Report similarly reported: These reports (and others) were ultimately based on claims made by CBS reporter Jason La Canfora, who has since resiled from these claims. The Daily Wire's story has been updated to reflect that, and the Associated Press has deleted its tweet. However, as of press time, the Daily Wire's article retained its original, inaccurate headline QB Colin Kaepernick Now Says He'll Stand for the National Anthem If He's Signed to a Team. As of press time, the Bleacher Report has not yet updated its story. On 7 October 2017, CBS reporter Jason La Canfora appeared on the show NFL Today and summarized a conversation he had had with Kaepernick. During that segment, La Canfora described the player's determination to return to an NFL team, and claimed: However, a day later Colin Kaepernick appeared to allude to the inaccuracy of that account, in this tweet: Kaepernick's girlfriend, radio presenter Nessa Diab, directly refuted La Canfora's claims: NFL Today deleted a video of La Canfora's claims from its Twitter account, and La Canfora himself posted a series of tweets clarifying that he had not, in fact, discussed the possibility of standing for the national anthem in his conversation with Kaepernick. It was not the first time that a news organization reported Kaepernick's purported willingness to stand during the anthem. In March 2017, Adam Schefter wrote an article headlined Colin Kaepernick to stand during national anthem next season, in which he cited anonymous sources: Schefter did not quote Kaepernick himself in the article or offer verifiable proof. We could not find any evidence to corroborate Schefter's claim.
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