and here was a study that the nfl supported, and it came out not looking too good for the nfl. >> it was the people who the league hired to find out the answers to these questions giving them the answers. and that's what they were. and so, you knew that this was going to be big. >> narrator: the study went to the heart of the prevalence question. in this case, it showed the prevalence of brain disorders was far higher among football players than the nfl anticipated. >> so now schwarz calls up the nfl to get a response, and what he gets from greg aiello, the league spokesman, is more denials. they're now denying their own study. >> narrator: aiello insisted the study's design was flawed, but now the nfl's concussion crisis was again national news. >> and so it's becoming almost impossible for the nfl to ignore it. >> narrator: at the same time, another force was also causing trouble for the nfl and the commissioner: the wives and widows of players with cte. >> i don't think anyone else but the wives, sisters, mothers, daughters, and ann mckee, could have forced this issue into america

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nfl. has causedkaepernick me to look at you in different light. i look at you as leaders on and off the field and it turns out i was wrong. sean, carrie, ohio, republican line. welcome to the conversation. it is important to employee, itrivate is not a constitutional free-speech issue, but there is a larger issue of asus heidi valuing free-speech and diversity of opinions. whether or not colin kaepernick should stand on not, i am concerned about that. my bigger concern is so many people demand in he be fired because he has an opinion they disagree with. it shows itself in other areas, as well. there is a christian soccer player who had to resign because he does not support same-sex marriage and the team was going to be supporting that. whereve had situations people have been demanding a flower maker in washington, she lose her livelihood because she won't participate in same-sex marriage and make flowers for that. .t is not just colin kaepernick it is a broad, societal issue where people a

the toast of the nfl and dallas, texas. baring it all in espn's "body issue." >> ezekiel elliott plain and simple is one of the best young players in the game. it's a major blow to a team that to the it could compete for a super bowl this season. >> reporter: nerut bhe a tow cl controversy suspended for six games for violating the nfl's >>he dlas wboy are furious. they did not see this coming. >> reporter: in a letter informing elliott of their decision the nfl says the suspension stemtz from thes fro investigation into allegations li domestic violence.ott's ex-g hi of multiple incidents of domestic violence during the week of july 6th, 2016. although she report td to the columbus, ohio police department elliott has denied the allegations and was never arrested or charged with a crime. >> the commissio trnebeerog r ae to suspend players even though they aren't found guilty in a court of haw. >> reporter: damian woody was an offensive lineman for the new york patriots and the new york jets. >> i think from the players' persp

the host of the nfl in dallas, texas. baring it all. >> ezekiel elliott, plain and simple, is one of the best young players in the game. it is a major blow to a team that thought they could compete for a super bowl this season. >> but now under a cloud of controversy, suspended for six gals for violating the nfl's personal conduct policy. >> the dallas cowboys are furious. >> in a letter informing elliott of the decision, they said it systems from their investigation. his ex-girlfriend accused himself of multiple instances of physical violence during the week in july 2016. she reported it to the police department, elliott has denied allegations and was never arrested or charged with the crime. >> the commissioner roger goodell has the power to be able to suspend players, even though they aren't found guilty in a court of law. >> damian was an offensive lineman for the new england patriots and the new york jets. >> from the players' perspective, a lot of players are shocked by the fact that it is six games. considering tha

this will be a fun element to the nfl. a lot of fans were happy to see this come back and dan, i know you are pleased with the snow angels. you can do that again. >> dan: really? >> spero: the snow angels are back, baby -- kansas city makes another quarterback change. tyler bray, third signal caller for andy reid tonight. >> dan: that's mike davis. a little out-and-up move that time. by demarcus robinson. >> referee: prior to the pass, holding. defense. number 39. five-yard penalty. automatic first down. >> dan: double number. demetrius mc-- demetrius mccray with the move. prevented a touchdown, perhaps, with that penalty. >> spero: we've had over 100 yards in penalties tolbert it only happened twice all of last season in the entire nfl. first and 10. bray's pass over the middle is caught. gehrig dieter, the undrafted rookie. patrick mahomes' night is over. the 10th overall pick. nice throws. missed another few. dan, what did you see from mahomes? >> dan: i saw a lot because he made that great throw on third and 19. his fi

the nfl remained consistent. not colin kaepernick no doubt about it being black balled by owners for quietly protesting last year about social injusti injustice. and by now you've heard every argument were you the problem i'm having is, nfl allowed folks facing domestic violence charges to play but kaepernick where they draw the line? huh? maybe greg hardy wore those pink socks while he beat his then girlfriend then jerry jones and the cowboys would have said, nope, can't have that in our locker room. oh by the way jones is being inducted into the hall of fame tomorrow night. >>> in closing, cap who has come out and said that he would no longer kneel during the national anthem continues to donate his time and money to charities and most importantly is better than a lot of quarterback in the league as we speak. but no owner will bring him in. angeles safety malcolm jenkins called the nfl enforce coward that. words fits but i'm sure you can use a few others as well. dawn? >> thanks, sean. >>> a nice walk on the bea

this will be a fun element to the nfl. a lot of fans were happy to see this come back and dan, i know you are pleased with the snow angels. you can do that again. >> dan: really? >> spero: the snow angels are back, baby -- kansas city makes another quarterback change. tyler bray, third signal caller for andy reid tonight. >> dan: that's mike davis. a little out-and-up move that time. by demarcus robinson. >> referee: prior to the pass, holding. defense. number 39. five-yard penalty. automatic first down. >> dan: double number. demetrius mc-- demetrius mccray with the move. prevented a touchdown, perhaps, with that penalty. >> spero: we've had over 100 yards in penalties tolbert it only happened twice all of last season in the entire nfl. first and 10. bray's pass over the middle is caught. gehrig dieter, the undrafted rookie. patrick mahomes' night is over. the 10th overall pick. nice throws. missed another few. mahomes? >> dan: i saw a lot because he made that great throw on third and 19. his first pass was a thing of bea

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what do you think of protest and demands made to the nfl? let us know on twitter at foxfriendsfirst and on facebook. rob: no rule says the team has to give you a job. there is no ban on colin kaepernick. of a team doesn't want to touch him, you have to pay someone $1 million to pay football. >> see if it impacts the league the way it did last year. heather: the ftc giving amazon the green light to buy whole foods. rob: foxbusiness with what is next for this multibillion-dollar deal. >> reporter: the federal trade commission is giving amazon the go-ahead to continue its $13.7 billion deal to acquire whole foods. the fcc conducted an investigation to determine whether the merger would decrease competition under federal regulations and ultimately decided not to pursue it further. earlier in the day whole foods said its shareholders voted in favor of the deal so it looks like it is on close this year. heather: trying to team up against amazon, we have google and walmart. >> walmart, the largest's retailer in the world and google, the most popula

when i say nfl, you say what the hell. >> nfl. >> what the hell. >> nfl? >> what the hell. >> it's political for the nfl not to give collin kaepernick a job. >> tucker: now the naacp wants in on the action and threatening a possible boycott of the league if they can't get a meeting with the nfl commissioner to discuss kaepernick's status. griggs with the naacp chapter involved in the boycott discussions and he joins us tonight. mr. greg, thanks for coming on. >> thanks for having me, tucker. >> tucker: so have you a league that is 70% african-american. 70% of the players are black as compared to about 13% of the population so clearly there is no racism in hiring. have you a guy who signed a contract in 2014 for like $126 million. collected 39 million of that. just on the basis of those facts alone, it's hard to see how collin kaepernick of 29 is a victim of racism. tell me how he is. >> well, considering that is he the 17th best quarterback in the league and a league theme ploys well over 90 quarterbacks there is no reason for him to not have a job at this

. >> hundreds of people tell the nfl, i'm with kap. how they're taking a stand to get the quarterback a job. >> and it's essential to our survival but should californians have to pay a tax on drinking water? >> we have hazy sunshine but temperatures running below average away from the water. a beautiful shot of mount diablo where highs today were in the 80s. look at the fog rolling in over san francisco. we have lost the view of the city from this camera. 104 is in the seven-day forecast. wow. coming up. ♪[ music ] died in a mobile home fire in san jose. thanks to community donations, they'll be gettin >>> an outpouring of support today for families of the three people who died in a mobile home fire in san jose. thanks to community doe facing, they will be getting a new home. elizabeth cook reports. >> people gathered at the golden wheel mobile home park today to remember the lives lost. a girl and her uncle died in the fire on august 15th. her classmate a 10-year-old girl also died. neighbors and firefighters worked to battle the fl

the group has threatened to boycott the nfl and its sponsors if the meeting doesn't happen but the nfl said it would look to set up a meeting in the next few weeks with groups that have reached out to them. the nfl says united we stand declined the opportunity. >>> amazon is one step closer to owning whole foods. opponents of the deal said amazon's online model would create unfair competition with every grocery store in the nation. >>> and finally, pop star taylor swift announced the name of her sixth studio album along with a release date. reputaon stores wednesday, november 10th. she's going to drop her first single though titled "timeless" tonight. i'm going to try to do that same -- [laughter] >> i like that. there you go. thanks, holly. >> you're welcome. >> coming up, new pictures to show you of the white house renovations. >> safety first at the maryland state fair. what's being done to keep you safe on all of those fair rides. >> heading to break right now, live look across the d.c. region. it is 4:41 and just 71 degrees. you'll notice it's a lot cooler when you walk out this m

nfl makes. we can't put a value to human life. but my position has always ban not to ban football. no, don't ban football. football should only be for adults. there are so many other dangerous activities in life. adults can play as long as they understand the consequences of what they do, but children don't have the prowess to understand the consequences. so as a physician and as a christian, i believe strongly that in 2017 for such dangerous activities like football, boxing, ice hockey, that we need to protect our children from such harm. the child of one life is worth more to me than the entire nfl put together. just as we have done, there's precedence. what did we do? we stopped children from smoking. a glass of cognac could damage a child's brain, what did we do? we stopped children from drinking alcohol. what is the difference now? we wouldn't give a child a stick of cigarette to smoke, but we would put a helmet on him, send him out to a field to sustain concussions. which is safer? a stick

protesters gathering outside nfl headquarters there. they're supporting colin kaepernick saying he's getting a bum deal. somebody telling me george foreman is not one of them. orig. in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night. hold on dad... liberty did what? yeah, liberty mutual 24-hour roadside assistance helped him to fix his flat so he could get home safely. my dad says our insurance doesn't have that. don't worry - i know what a lug wrench is, dad. is this a lug wrench? maybe? you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. and it's also a story mail aabout people and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your business is our business the united states postal service. priority: you >> these are protesters in new york city at nfl headquarters here. they're protesting fo

you don't take to the nfl field. i said it last year. i wouldn't want him on my team. i wouldn't. >> reporter: now, so far, roger goodell has not officially responded to the naacp's request to meet. now, kaepernick obviously is not suiting up so he is not taking part in the protest right now. but other players around the nfl have been doing protests sitting down or "taking a knee" during the playing of the national anthem including, um, oakland native and oakland raider marshawn lynch. live at levi's stadium, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> a gruesome discovery in contra costa county. authorities found a woman's body dumped on the side of a dirt road. her body was found on camino diablo in byron. juliette goodrich has been following the story and explains the search is now on for her killer. >> reporter: a woman's body dumped in a remote area of byron on the property of a sand mine. but why? and is there a killer now at large? >> has she been identified? >> yes. we do know who she is. we're not able to release the identity

somebody tell me why the nfl charges regular season prices for these preseason games? starters don't even play the entire games an lot of guys don't play at all. nfl needs to reduce this thing and stop the garbage. they need to do it asap. lucy. >> all right. thank you very much sean bell. >>> former president barack obama pretty much staying out of the public eye but his tweets are still getting a whole lot of play. one of his tweets just became the most liked tweet ever. it's a super cute picture of him as you can see looking into at a whole bunch of kids. the 44th president tweeted aft the events in charlottesville this weekend saying "no one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion" the twitter verse before this show had like it 2.7 million times. i just check. 2.8 now. good message/it. >>> it's exactly 40 years ago today that the death of elvis presley shock the world n1956 he earn his first hit with heartbreak hotel. landed his first movie roll love me tender the same tender. his fiance' ginger alden found h

so one asking the nfl saying it's time for them to act. we believe the nfl has been complicit in the -- colin kaepernick. by staying silent in this moment, they are in fact complicit. we have said we the united, we stand, coalition, which is a coalition of various individual groups, people like tamika malory, mark thompson, a very large widespread coalition of people, including the naacp are literally asking the nfl to step in here, hold themselves accountable. we believe colin kaepernick should be on a team but there are remedies they need to take. >> so you have been an out spoken critic of athletes kneeling. >> i have no problem with the protest. i think that's what makes this country great and you have a right to do it. the problem with colin kaepernick is one, he's not as good as he used to be and two, they want to win fooltd games and if he's looked a at a bigger liability than an asset and not as coachable as he used to be. how many players close to him have come out and supported him? there's not for. there's lot of people who thin

this, to me, it's starting to smell like a shakedown of the nfl and nfl ownership. colin kaepernick, the false narrative that he is out of the league because all the racism, all of the owners are racist, and he is being blackballed. listen, this is simply a case of a guy who is not good enough. his talents aren't good enough to justify all the attention and noise and controversy that comes along with him. tim tebow ran into this exact issue, and now it is colin kaepernick, who i am now analogizing, this false narrative that we have here, oh, the racist -- >> laura: jason, what isn't racist today? when they start saying that alan dershowitz is racist, which no maxine waters has said because he made a comment about a d.c. grand jury which is a factual common, so alan dershowitz, vaunted liberal, is now a racist. anyone who thinks colin kaepernick doesn't have a good enough game is a racist. can you guys a zero on my alabama, my little card thing, i am a college football fan more so now than in nfl fan, because there is still, you have prayer, you still fly the flag, t

all 32 nfl teams have at least two quarterbacks. and despite leading a team to the super bowl, kaepernick remains unemployed. >> any chances he is being black balled? >> black balled is a strong word. >> reporter: cbs sports analyst, boom boomer esiason is an nfl mvp. already this preseason, protests have continued on nfl side lines. and for the first time, some white players are standing and kneeling alongside their teammates. 70% of nfl players are african-american. many see a racial injustice with kaepernick. to seattle defensive back, richard sherman, the league's message is, boy, stay in your place. the eagles malcolm jenkins called teams dr. harry edwards, a kaepernick adviser, agrees. >> you have people who came back after being associated with drugs, rape charges, and so forth, but a man who violated no league rule, who committed no crime, cannot play in the league. that's not kaepernick's problem. that's the league's problem. >> reporter: nfl commissioner roger goodell denies the quarterback is being blackballed. >> those a

much his commentary in 15 seconds. >>> the nfl needs to change their preseason asap. no one like it and most of the players don't in these games. only people benefiting from preseason gamesthat's because tg whole lot of money off of it. i spoke to they hate it one player put it to me like this. he just as hard in preseason games as they do in regular season g his bodyn the line and potentially get hurt it better be a game t nfl pretends to care about the health of their players forces s less contact for these guys the better. again theoduce these preseason s because of money. somebody tell me why the nfl charges regular season prices for these preseason games? starters don't even play the entire games an lot of guys don't play at all. nfl needs to reduce this thing and stop the garbage. they need to do it asap. lucy. >> all right. thank you very much sean bell. >>> former president barack obama pretty much staying out of the public eye but his tweets are still getting a whole lot of play. one of his tweets just became the most liked tweet ever. it's a super cute pictu

today's rally outside the nfl headquarters at 2 p.m. pacific time in new york city. >>> the city of san francisco is suing a landlord for reportedly keeping tenants in a death trap. the units are below a laundromat in the mission, 25 tenants, no windows, no hot water and one door to get in and out. there were two illegal kitchens and only one fully functioning bathroom. one of the tenants says that she feared for her life every day. [ speaking spanish ] i always worried about a fire. i knew i wouldn't get out if something happened. >> it's one of the worst conditions we have seen in terms of their actual living conditions. >> the lawsuit is against the owner of the building and the man who leased the basement space. >>> bart says the first train will not cross the santa clara county line early after all. instead, it should arrive at its originally scheduled time june 2018. vta and bart said this year they were ahead of schedule and could begin passenger service in december. but crews still need to finish the track and complete train tes

were requesting around $2 billion or a little more than $2 billion, and what we've been told is the nfl was offering virtually nothing-- they were offering "peanuts," as one person said. >> narrator: the players believed they had significant leverage-- a threat to the nfl. >> the threat was that the doctors and trainers, neuropsychologists, maybe owners, maybe commissioners and ex-commissioners, were going to have to testify under oath

you look at a man who had a passion for the nfl and to play for it. it's probably feeling more to him like a business and less like a mer toxi. whether you look at the fact where this is a league where it has a lot of players who are good citizens but, don, has also given second chances to people who have been accused and/or charged with domestic violent with sexual assault, murder, abuse against animals. and here he is trying to do just a silent protest, a legal protest, make a social political stance of which he said was the oppression of black people and people of color who were targeted by police brutality during the national anthem where people are taking offense to that. the protest didn't come out in the most smooth way and there are a lot of people who took that in the wrong way but he has since tried to clear that up. >> okay, jack i want to z you is he being blackballed. ray rice played for the ravens at the time of his domestic incident back in 2014. he was welcomed back with a standing ovation at practice session after the incident. what d

i realize the nfl cannot put him on a team today. but one, there is not an express advocacy policy for the national football league. the wnba has one. the national baseball league has one. the nfl does not have an express advocacy policy on the books currently. >> i don't know if that would do anything for colin kaepernick. let me say this. >> let me get this in and get your response. this is spike lee. he was on with anderson earlier. >> go in the dictionary. the word might be collusion. >> i would like to say this, what you see now, we have to study history. this is not the first time that's happened to african-american athletes that have stood up. jo jack johnson. heavyweight champion. around the white women, boom, out. '68 olympics, mexico. john carlos, black, raised fist. muhammad ali, refuses to be inducted. >> he listed the names of the owners who have done nated to trump and the conservatives that have a problem with this. >> uncle spike speaks the truth. i have nothing to say against spike lee here. >> the nfl has no soul. t

hi there, many janai. >>> one of the stars temporarily sidelined after the nfl's decision to suspend ezekiel elliott. >> elliott for the touchdown. >> reporter: this morning dallas cowboys record-setting running back benched. the nfl suspending ezekiel elliott, a first round draft pick in one of the fastest rising stars in the nfl saying he violated the league's personal conduct policy after one woman accused him of physical violence. the nfl forcing the player known as zeke to sit out six regular season games without pay. >> jerry jones did not expect any suspension, the nfl handed him a six-game suspension which threatens to disrupt the dallas cowboys season. >> reporter: the nfl making the call over multiple 2016 allegations by his then girlfriend tiffany thomas that elliott abused her saying he used physical force against ms. thompson resulting in her injury. those injuries posted on instagram. >> he speeded he's disappointed by the decision and disagree with the league's findings his attorney says are replete with factual inaccuracies and in rolling inside the 25. >> reporter: t

but now we turn to one of the nfl's fastest rising stars suspended for six games without pay. >> yeah, after investigating ezekiel elliott for more than a year, and the claims that his ex-girlfriend made about domestic violence, the league made its move. so, what happens next? abc's janai norman is in dallas outside of cowboys stadium. hi there, janai. >> reporter: well, paula and matt, it is a tough morning for cowboys fans. one of the stars temporarily sidelined after the nfl's decision to suspend ezekiel elliott. >> elliott for the touchdown. >> reporter: this morning the dallas cowboys' record-setting running back benched. the nfl suspending ezekiel elliott, a first round draft pick and one of the fastest rising stars in the nfl saying he violated the league's personal conduct policy after one woman accused him of physical violence. the nfl forcing the player known as zeke to sit out six regular season games without pay. >> the cowboys owner jerry jones did not expect any suspension. the nfl handed him a six-game suspension, which threatens to disrupt the dallas cowboys' season. >

how much revenue did the nfl generate last year? the answer after the break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [♪] kennedy: before the break i asked you how much money does the nfl make last year. a whopping $13 million. it could be $25 billion by 2027. could recent controversy over concussions see those figures eventually go down and destroy the nfl? the league is ending its association with the institute of health after a researcher was critical of the league. brett favre said if he had a son he would be reluctant to let him play football. scott, let's discuss. it seems. if the league dissolves it would be because of lawsuits at the high school and college level. what do you think about that? >> i think it's entirely possible. one thing that will happen, the game will change. i think depending on how you look at it. it will get more boring and there will be less conduct. you note big nfl fan that you are, i think jets on your side. i'm vikings. you know what's funny. now the game is boring to watch. there are penalties and flags, the referees

every team in the nfl has two quarterbacks on the roster. despite leading his team to a super bowl just a few seasons ago, kaepernick has no job. some say it's not his ability but his political activism. he wouldn't stand for the national anthem last season. fans are divided. >> for most teams, it's a business decision. i think they are not giving him a fair shot. i'm personally not a fan of how he uses the platform of the 49ers team to express his own feelings. >> reporter: 70% of nfl players are black. many see a racial injustice with what's happening to kaepernick and are speaking out defending his actions. the nfl commissioner continues to say that kaepernick is not being blackballed. today's rally will be outside the nfl headquarters in new york city. it starts at 2 p.m. pacific time. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, a major trade in the nba shakes up the cleveland cavaliers and a big gamble by the giants last night didn't pay off. coming up. ♪ ♪ hey, is this our turn? honey...our turn? yeah, we go left right here. (woman vo) gr

espn nfl insiders here. former nfl players grak jack brewer and donte stallworth. this is a fascinating conversation. we all remember colin kaepernick's kneeling during the national anthem. still without a team weeks before the season starts. is he out of a job because of his beliefs? >> there are i think a variety of reasons that people can point to as to why colin kaepernick is currently unemployed in the national football league. you look at a man who has a passion for the nfl anton play for it and it's probably feeling more to him like a business and less like a meritocracy. there is a league where it has a lot of player who are good citizens but has also given second chances to people accused or charged with domestic violence with, sexual assault, murder, abuse against animals and here he is trying to do just a silent protest. a legal protest, make a social political stance against what he says was the oppression of black people and people of color who were targeted by police brutality and albeit during the national anthem where people have taken offense to th

it will be a shame if colin kaepernick leads to a falling of the nfl. parent are putting their kid in other sport like soccer. kennedy: i actually talked to a lot of parent. i have two children 8 and 12. i talk to their friends' parents and there is more hesitation to put kids in football in middle school and high school than i have ever seen. it was a no-brainer. but now with brain jierps parents are second guessing that. do you think it makes the nfl look bad for severing that big donation from the nih? >> it's a no-brainer on the brain injuries. not only is it bad what they did with the nih. it's like the nih is getting too close to the truth. but also look at some of the players coming out now. a guy from the giants says he doesn't want to play anymore because of a risk of injuries. a lot of players are starting to pipe up because of concerns about their own health. kennedy: a lot of players under 30 who have have not had significant losses. the higher minimum wage is causing people to lose their jobs or take homeless money. seattle's mayor's office

nfl saying he violated the league's personal conduct policy after one woman accused him of physical violence. the nfl forcing the player known as zeke to sit out six regular season games without pay. >> the cowboys owner jerry jones did not expect any suspension. the nfl handed him a six-game suspension, which threatens to disrupt the dallas cowboys' season. >> reporter: the nfl making the call over multiple 2016 allegations by his then girlfriend tiffany thomas that elliott abused her saying he used physical force against ms. thompson resulting in her injury. those alleged injuries posted by thompson on instagram. elliott tweeting he's disappointed by the decision and disagrees with the league's findings that his attorney says are replete with factual inaccessories and erroneous conclusions. >> rolling inside the 25. >> reporter: the 22-year-old saw seen flexing and hurtling in this year's espn "body issue" is facing one of the longest domestic violence policies in history. the nfl coming under fire in the past for not being strict enough for suspensions it leveled against other pl

team and the naacp is now calling for a boycott of the nfl. they don't want fans coming to the games or even watching them on tv. >> we are a part of the national movement to send a message to the nfl and roger goodell. there will be no football in the state of georgia if colin kaepernick is not on a training camp roster and given an opportunity to pursue his career. this is not a simple request. this is a statement. this is a demand. >> the atlanta chapter calling for the falcons, hawks and braves in removing all symbols of confederacy in the city. the process is designed to work through these critical issues. >>> colin kaepernick will have his own exhibit at the museum of african american museum of history. his game worn shirt and shoes will be part of the black lives matter collection. it will be rotated into the collection over the nooex yeextr two. >> i have heard before this came yesterday of some friends of mine planning on doing that until kaepernick gets signed by an nfl team. >> thank you so much. >>> the firing of the senior strateg

jackie ward reports. >> reporter: nfl season is under way. some nfl experts are saying that him being out of a job doesn't make sense. they don't think it has anything to do with his football skills but probably everything to do with him not standing for the national anthem last season. some espn commentators say he is being blackballed, nfl commissioner roger goodell says that's not so. a rally is being planned for nfl headquarters at the end of the month. >> if people feel politically connected to their communities, that they should be able to make a statement. >> reporter: a petition to boycott the nfl is gaining popularity on change.org because of this. as of this morning, it had about 150,000 supporters and got more than 100,000 signatures in 12 days. that rally has gotten director spike lee's attention and he is publicly backing the group's efforts. >>> a new general manager, a new head coach, a new season for the 49ers. so time to break out the 9ers gear. don't forget, kpix 5 is your home for 49ers preseason football. this friday, the

what is your ask of the nfl? >> that he be treated fairly. that as we're looking at the free agent at this point in the season and seeing that he seems to be shunned in some ways we believe there's some wrongdoings on his behalf and we know that athletes in our country have been utilized in some helpful ways throughout our history. whether they're thinking about people like arthur ashe or even muhammad ali. their outspokenness have been crucial to the nation moving ahead. first recognizing the challenge and problem going on. but then calling us all to action to address those concerns as well. what he did on the field was very respectful. taking to a knee at the national anthem recognized that national anthem, but sent out that clear signal that something is wrong in america and we have to address it. >> the nfl has responded with a statement of its own. part of which said we have not received a letter from the naacp. commissioner goodell has said that the selection of players are independent decisions that clubs make, clubs will do what's in

gillette - the best a man can get. >>> as you know, the nfl preseason is under way, and as the players get back to work their spouses also have to gear up for the pressures that come with life in professional football. >> hundreds of nfl wives have turned to a private facebook page to share advice, especially when it comes to their husbands' physical and mental health. here's deborah roberts. >> reporter: with the regular season just weeks away, many are thinking about football, but for the wives and families of nfl players, every day can feel like game day. so many worried about injuries and chronic encephalopathy. to cope, a special sister hood has developed on facebook, the group filled with wives, daughters and widows of former and current players. one whose husband jamar played ten seasons, saying the purpose of the page is meant to be a supportive measure to a sigh silentartner of the nfl family. p >> it's a safe place for us to come and basically talk about anything. >> reporter: her husband tony has been early diagnosed with cte. the forum is to talk with other women about the

are they what's keeping out of the nfl. we'll talk about that when the final five comes back. . z2e2gz z1a2z y2e2gy y1a2y z2e2hz z1a2z y2e2hy y1a2y q. we're she come. the nfl owners don't want to pick up because they don't want to get a nasty tweet from donald trump. do you believe that. that was president trump during a rally in kentucky earlier this year and still to day columnen kaepernick who once led the 49 ers is still without a team even though this week the miami dolphins signed out of desperation, is this all about football or is the something more? alex remainer from weei who last made the rounds in the publishing world is joining me by skype. hello, l alex. it's good to see you. i think the last time i had you on you were talking about curt shilg running for senate. let's talk about colin kaepernick. are people not touching him because he's in the a great quarterback or are they worried about the after effects. >> first of all kaepernick has not been a great quarterback for a few years dating back to 2013 quarterback, if he was a bona fide starter he would have a job

he is standing up for police brutality and remains on the nfl contract. i want to bring in commentators brent ferguson and keith boykin, as well as the sports designer for the magazine and is writing about michael bennett. what are they telling you are their reasons? >> the reasons they're giving are really twofold. the first is a response to charlottesville and what they saw as well as donald trump's response saying good people were marching with nazis. and the second reason is colin kaepernick. it's this idea that these players really do believe that the reason colin kaepernick is not employed right now is really a shot across the bow at them to keep them in line, and they want to be able to show nfl owners that, no, they're not going to be compliant when they feel like the nation is in crisis. what they're saying is, how do we use our hyper exalted, brought to you by cialis message out, and they see kaepernick as the way to do that. >> how many games did colin kaepernick win last season in the nfl? how many? >> are you asking me? >> yeah. seriously. >>

. >>> tonight with the new season a couple weeks away, the nfl is under pressure and facing problems, a high profile quarterback whose been to the super bowl who now can't find a team that will sign him. it comes after a season of controversy in which colin kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem in protest. here's nbc's miguel almaguer. >> give a job to kaepernick! >> reporter: the protests outside of nfl headquarters in new york, among the largest the league has seen. more than a thousand fans, advocates, athletes, and the naacp standing by the quarterback who took a knee. after a season in which colin kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem, the talented quarterback who took the 49ers to the super bowl in 2012 has not been signed by a pro team. payback for protests say his supporters. >> we are all standing with colin. it is time for the nfl to put up or shut up. >> reporter: kaepernick's protests over race relations turned the popular star into a polarizing figure. while some joined his movement, a backlash of anger followed him to every game. opting out of his contrac

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you may have missed the big news coming from the nfl. the san francisco 49ers have signed katie sauers to work as an assistant coach this season. sauers is just the second woman to work as an assistant coach in the league. she is also the first openly gay coach in nfl history. sauers had worked previously with the bills and the falcons. she'll work as an offensive assistant and with the wide receivers. >>> turning to baseball, crazy, crazy night for dodgers pitcher rich hill. he had a perfect game going against the pirates in the ninth inning until an error at third base. hill still had ao- cooking in the tenth inning until this happened. he became the first major league pitcher to ever lose a no-hitter with a walkoff home run. >> dagger. >> yup. >> one bad pitch. >> that's all it takes. and it was over. and the celebration -- watch him as he just rounds third right here. look at this . >> [laughter] >> little two-step right there. >> whoop, whoop. >> you ain't getting no-no hitter tonight. >> not on me. >> my gosh i feel so bad though f

people were choosing to watch news over the nfl. think the election hopefully was the big one and while there is still a lot of news coverage dominating i think you'll see a comeback on the ratings this year. are people less willing to play fantasy sports if they are watching the news? >> it's a correlation. it's the other way around, too. if people are playing fantasy sports they are more likely to watch the games instead of something else. it is hard to disentangle. there's definitely a relationship positively reinforcing the games on tv. scarlet: just over a month ago called off your merger. where does that leave you when it comes to preparing for something like the nfl season? i'm sure there's a lot of work that tends to be done in the lead up. you have this merger and now you have to scramble. there is definitely a lot of work and time spent on the merger. we had taken a team on both sides of about 20 to 25 people from each company and they were the ones primarily focused on it. other engineers. a lot of the company was just fo