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" You're going to hurt, yes. You're going to have tweaks and problems. But you're a football player; you can play through those. "

Colin Kaepernick

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" People are dying in vain because this country isn't holding their end of the bargain up as far as, you know, giving freedom and justice and liberty to everybody. "

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" To me, tattoos are a way of people being able to express themselves and have other people look at them and get a little insight into who they are, without ever even saying a word to them. "

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