Colin Kaepernick wins Sports Illustrated's Muhammed Ali Legacy Award for kneeling protest

Beyonce conferred Colin Kaepernick with Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali heritage Award on Tues night, and Kaepernick secure that “with or while not the NFL's platform, i will be able to still work for the individuals.”

Beyonce was brought out as a surprise presenter by comedian Trevor Noah. She aforesaid she was “proud and humbled” to gift the award.

“Colin took action with no concern of consequence or repercussion,” Beyonce aforesaid. “Only hope to alter the globe for the higher. to alter perception, to alter the approach we have a tendency to treat one another. particularly individuals of color.”Last year's Ali Award winner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, known as Kaepernick a “worthy recipient” throughout a video tribute.

“He absolutely embraced the chance to his career so as to cue Americans of the general racism that was denying African Americans their opportunities to equal education, jobs, health and even their lives,” Abdul-Jabbar aforesaid.Kaepernick began move throughout the anthem last season to protest racial difference and police brutality. The demonstration sparked a wave of protests by NFL players throughout the anthem that repeatedly are denounced by President Donald Trump.Kaepernick compound ways that with the port of entry 49ers in March and hasn't been signed by another team. He filed a grievance against the NFL in Oct alleging that he remains unsigned as a results of collusion by house owners following his protests.

He spoke Tues regarding continued Ali's heritage for fighting social injustice, spoken language the boxing nice “mentored ME while not ever MEeting me.”

“The footprints he leaves ar massive,” Kaepernick aforesaid, “and his life is and has been a multi-textured tapestry that's wealthy infatuated, wisdom, life lessons and human kindness. I will solely hope that i am taking steps toward walking on the footsteps that he has left behind for the globe to follow.”