Former NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson said Wednesday that the NFL's treatment of Colin Kaepernick was a "black eye" on the league.
"It’s unfortunate and it’s sad and it’s a black eye on our league, no question about it, what happened to Kaepernick not being able to get a job,” Tomlinson told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Drew Davison. "I think now people are starting to appreciate what he did and they’re understanding of why he did what he did even though at the time he was telling us what he was doing it for."
Tomlinson discussed the NFL's treatment of Kaepernick as protests continue across the country following the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.