"The most relevant figure to Super Bowl LX is absent from it. The game will be played in his former home stadium, in the place where his protest made him a national lightning rod and a global symbol. The social issues swirling around America's largest sporting spectacle carry distinct echoes of what prompted his actions and what led to his exile. And yet he remains outside the conversation and invisible within the confines of the NFL."
"Kilgore's story was immediately skewered by many pro-Trump and right-leaning X users right after, including Outkick founder Clay Travis. He said it was perfection because it showed why the paper laid off hundreds of employees and axed its sports section last week because they lost money and no one read it. On Friday @washingtonpost shut down its sports department because they lost money and no one read it."
"Of course, Kaepernick drew the love of many progressives and the ire of President Donald Trump and many conservatives when he kneeled during the National Anthem. Kaepernick said he was doing it to protest police brutality against Black Americans and other injustices. Kilgore's story was immediately skewered by many pro-Trump and right-leaning X users right after, including Outkick founder Clay Travis."
Colin Kaepernick remains a central figure connected to Super Bowl LX because the game is being played in his former home stadium and his anthem protest made him a national lightning rod and global symbol. His absence from the event underscores ongoing debates about race, police brutality, and player activism that echo his original protest and subsequent NFL exile. Kaepernick's kneeling drew support from many progressives and the ire of President Donald Trump and conservative commentators. Conservative and pro‑MAGA pundits and X users sharply criticized the Washington Post after it named Kaepernick the Super Bowl's most relevant figure, linking that claim to recent layoffs and the shutdown of its sports department. Outkick founder Clay Travis and National Review writer Charles C.W. Cooke framed the claim as evidence of organizational decline and internal dysfunction.
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