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Colin Kaepernick says NFL owners are colluding against Macklemore after Ed Sheeran tour ban

The Guardian Australia - Sport · 17 September 2026 at 5:23 am

Colin Kaepernick says NFL owners are colluding against Macklemore after Ed Sheeran tour ban

Rapper dropped from tour after pro-Palestine remarks Former NFL star settled case over collusion in 2019 Colin Kaepernick has accused NFL owners of colluding against Macklemore after the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour over comments he made onstage about Palestine.

Kaepernick, whose NFL career was effectively ended in the wake of his protests against police violence, says he sees parallels between himself and Macklemore.

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Colin Kaepernick says NFL owners are colluding against Macklemore after Ed Sheeran tour ban

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