By Michael Errigo and Rick Maese
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been tapped as one of the faces of Nike’s 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign.
Kaepernick, who has been under contract with Nike since 2011, makes for an interesting choice to help lead the campaign since he is involved in an ongoing legal dispute with the NFL, one of Nike’s biggest business partners. Nike is the official provider of the NFL’s jerseys.
Kaepernick filed a collusion grievance against the league in October, alleging an organized effort to keep him off a roster because of his protests during the national anthem in the 2016 season.