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Nike/Kaepernick Ad Campaign

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If you still need a reason not to buy Nike products :

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At a time when the legal question of whether the NFL “just did it” regarding Colin Kaepernick and collusion is still pending, Nike has boldly followed its own three-decades-old advice.
And no; i do not follow the NFL anymore, it was a redirect from NBC News.....
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He is a loser... Probably become a Jr assistant management trainee at Starbucks just to pay his rent... Wasted a career due to ignorance and arrogance IMO..
What other country can you get the opportunities he has? He has rare talent but is slamming the country that let him exploit that talent.
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He [used to] chased an inflated animal skin for a living.

I don't care what he thinks about ANYTHING, including football, never mind anything important.
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As we previously reported, the National Association of Police Organizations fired off a letter to Nike saying the Kaep ad "grossly insults the men and women who really do make sacrifices for the sake of our nation."

NAPO added, "We are calling on all our member officers, their families and friends to join in boycotting all Nike products."

Well, the National Black Police Association could not DISAGREE more -- sending their own letter to Nike praising the company and slamming the other police org.

"The National Black Police Association is not in agreement with NAPO on this matter, and we strongly condemn their call for police officers and their families to boycott Nike and its products," the letter says.

"Your inclusion of Mr. Kaepernick in your ads seems appropriate to us. We live in a country where the 1st Amendment is a right of the people."

"The NBPA believes that Mr. Kaepernick's stance is in direct alignment with what law enforcement stands for -- the protection of a people, their human rights, their dignity, their safety, and their rights as American citizens."

"NAPO has shown an adeptness at maintaining the police status quo and the tone in their letter further validates Mr. Kaepernick's concerns, as it undermines the trust that is needed by law enforcement in order for the profession to maintain its legitimacy."
A robust disagreement and public statements being made.
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Watched the game yesterday, earlier this week Nike released the first Kaep TV ad, and it played on the national broadcast last night.

Here's the funny part. Kaep is blackballed and has been out of the NFL for 2 years. But Nike just signed a deal with the NFL to provide jerseys and all types of apparel.
Nike’s launch of a major marketing campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is currently suing the league’s 32 owners for collusion, came just months after the league extended its partnership with the apparel giant.

Announced last March, the deal established Nike as the official supplier of NFL uniforms and sideline gear through the 2028 season – an eight-year extension on the previous terms of the agreement. While financial terms were not disclosed, Nike is likely paying more than the $1.1 billion it reportedly paid when it originally secured exclusive NFL apparel rights in 2012.

Nike remains a top corporate sponsor even as Kaepernick, who will star in a campaign celebrating the 30th anniversary of the brand’s “Just Do It” slogan, accuses league officials of conspiring to keep him off the field for his role in popularizing player protests during the national anthem. The NFL appeared to support its corporate partner’s decision in a statement Tuesday.

“The National Football League believes in dialogue, understanding and unity. We embrace the role and responsibility of everyone involved with this game to promote meaningful, positive change in our communities,” said Jocelyn Moore, the NFL’s executive vice president of communications and public affairs. “The social justice issues that Colin and other professional athletes have raised deserve our attention and action.”
All of this to say that the SWJ crowd is signalling against itself and eating its own.

Nike seems to hold all the cards and is happily slapping the NFL around. Both brands have peaked and are in decline, doubling down on their future decimation.
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