Nike reportedly considered cutting ties with Colin Kaepernick before it rolled out an ad campaign around the former NFL quarterback this year.
According to Julie Creswell, Kevin Draper and Sapna Maheshwari of the New York Times (h/t Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio), Nike "very nearly" parted ways with Kaepernick last summer.
Instead, a "top communications executive" at Nike persuaded officials to keep Kaepernick in the fold.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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