Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There's less than a month to go before the start of the NFL regular season, and quarterback Colin Kaepernick is still a player without a team. Last season he was with the San Francisco 49ers. Now, during the preseason, he began a silent protest of social injustice against minorities and police violence. Instead of standing during the national anthem before games, he would kneel. This sparked outrage among those who said he was being unpatriotic. He also had a lot of supporters, and now those supporters allege that NFL owners are freezing him out because of his political beliefs. NPR's sports correspondent Tom Goldman joins us to talk more about this controversy. Hey there, Tom. TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Hi Audie. CORNISH: So is there any way to prove this idea of collusion to keep Kaepernick out? GOLDMAN: It's very hard to prove, Audie - no evidence of backroom deals being made. But it doesn't look good as one quarterback after
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