It was revealed this week that ESPN has scrapped its planned docuseries on former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Critically-acclaimed director Spike Lee was attached to this project. Kaepernick, a former second-round pick from Nevada,

In 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during the National Anthem before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers in protest of racial injustice and police brutality. The response to this was his jersey becoming the top-selling among NFL players at the start of the

The multi-part documentary series would have given Kaepernick the chance to "tell his story from his perspective."