Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images; @Mo_12_Sanu / Twitter Flashback: Mom Sits Behind NFL Star on Plane, at End of Flight Hands Him Note, Says 'Read It Later' and Walks Away One NFL wide receiver became a hero to a 10-year-old boy, but it wasn't for anything he did on the playing field. By Jack Davis November 24, 2021
Yahoo News screen shotCommentary Covering for Kaepernick: Couric Edited Justice Ginsburg's Anti-Kneeling Comments Due to RBG's Racial Justice 'Blind Spot' In the October 2016 interview, the left-wing justice made it clear she wasn't in favor of protests by Colin Kaepernick and other athletes. By C. Douglas Golden October 14, 2021
Gregory Payan / AP; Ben Margot / APCommentary Cuban-American UFC Star Digs Up Old Photo of Kaepernick, Says 'Cowards Like This Fool' Should Be Sent to Cuba Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick wore a T-shirt featuring Fidel Castro and praised the Cuban dictator's literacy crusade. By Isa Ryan July 19, 2021
Michael Reaves / Getty Images NFL Star Arrested, Held Without Bail on Burglary Domestic Violence Charge According to a 911 call, 'an adult male family member who did not live at the residence was attempting to force his way into the home.' By Jack Davis July 14, 2021
Kelvin Kuo / AP California's COVID Czars Kick Out NFL Team with New Lockdown Orders California's new coronavirus restrictions have forced the San Francisco 49ers to temporarily relocate to Arizona. By The Associated Press November 30, 2020
Mumia Campaign / YouTube screen shotCommentary Kaepernick Calls for Release of Cop-Killing Ex-Black Panther Kaepernick demanded in a recent video that a convicted cop killer and former Black Panther be released from prison. By Johnathan Jones November 20, 2020
Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images California Issues Rules on Allowing Fans in Stadiums, But Local Officials Stand in the Way California is allowing venues to reopen in areas that meet health guidelines, but the county where the 49ers play isn't allowing fans yet. By Jack Davis October 24, 2020
Eric Risberg / AP Hall of Fame Member of Legendary NFL Dynasty Dies at 68 Dean was an All-Pro for the Chargers in 1980, but had his biggest impact after being traded to San Francisco during the 1981 season. By The Associated Press October 15, 2020
Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images for Friars Club Report: Joe Montana Confronts Alleged Kidnapper, Wrestles Back His Own Grandchild The four-time Super Bowl champion proved he can be as much of a hero off the field as he was on it during his playing days. By Jack Davis September 27, 2020
Sean M. Haffey / Getty ImagesCommentary 'The Future of Football': Video Game Publisher Brings Kaepernick Back to NFL, Appealing to BLM Mob Three years in mostly self-imposed NFL exile did little to change Colin Kaepernick's stock in the eyes of video game publisher Electronic Arts. By A. J. Sciascia September 9, 2020