National Football League officials seem to think that San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick used the N-word on Chicago Bears Defensive End Lamar Houston last Sunday night in the Bears win at the Niners. This despite the fact that both Houston and Kaepernick said that he did not.
This was reported this morning on Fox NFL Sunday.
Jay Glazer on a fine handed down this week to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick:
“The officials actually say that Colin Kaepernick dropped the N-word on the field toward Lamarr Houston. Now, Colin Kaepernick, he said, ‘Absolutely, I did not say that.’ And Lamarr Houston also said, ‘No, I didn’t hear that.’ The NFL fined him $11,025 and Colin Kaepernick is outraged, saying, ‘If you accuse me of something like that, you better be sure about it.’ He is now appealing.”
So we’ll keep you posted on what develops here. This is a serious matter. Of course, the NFL is dealing with quite a few serious matters right now.
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