Colin Kaepernick Says NFL Owners Are Colluding Against Macklemore

Colin Kaepernick recognizes the playbook immediately. Speaking on the *MeidasTouch* podcast while promoting his book *The Perilous Fight*, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback called out NFL franchise owners for actively colluding against Macklemore. According to reporting from Hot 107.9 – Hot Spot ATL, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly pressured Ed Sheeran to yank Macklemore from the Loop Tour after stadium owners refused to host the Seattle rapper over his outspoken support for Palestine. Macklemore had previously taken the stage at MetLife Stadium wearing a keffiyeh and performing his protest track "Hind’s Hall." If anyone understands blackballing from billionaire executives, it is Kap. After taking a knee to protest police brutality during the 2016 NFL season, he never took another snap in the league and later settled a collusion grievance with the NFL in 2019. Kap noted that owners operate in lockstep whenever their interests, money, and power feel threatened. The ripple effect on Sheeran's tour was immediate: four remaining opening acts walked off the bill in solidarity, and *Forbes* reported tour ticket prices plummeted by 50% following the fallout. It is wild seeing Macklemore catch the exact same boardroom freeze-out that cost Kap his jersey, but the receipts speak for themselves. Check it out below.