Packers fans petitioning to bring Kaepernick to Green Bay
With Aaron Rodgers potentially out for the rest of the season with a broken collarbone, some Green Bay Packers fans are hoping the team will bring in Wisconsin native Colin Kaepernick as his replacement.
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A fan named Tracey Corder has launched a petition on Change.org calling on the Packers to sign the free-agent quarterback. The petition has received over 5,300 signatures as of Monday afternoon.
Young Green Bay Packers fans. More specifically, a young Colin Kaepernick on the right. pic.twitter.com/gaIdhE5zqQ
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 15, 2017
Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL for collusion on Sunday, citing a direct correlation between his unemployment and "principled and peaceful political protest."
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