Colin Kaepernick Says He Found It 'Very Difficult' to Call Out Adoptive Parents Over Racial Issues

Colin Kaepernick.Photo: Paul R. Giunta/Getty Images Growing up,Colin Kaepernickfaced a lot of challenges when it came to opening up to his adoptive parents. And now, he’s starting a conversation around those challenges to help others in a similar position. “I’ve had a lot of responses from other transracial adoptees on that front,” Kaepernick said, agreeing with Ewing, with whom he co-wrotehis new graphic novel,Change the Game, which explores similar themes.

Colin Kaepernick Says He Knows His Adoptive Parents 'Loved' Him, but Struggled to Embrace His Blackness

While promoting his new graphic novel, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick talked about his struggles growing up withhis adoptive parents, who are White.During an interview withCBS News, Kaepernick, who is biracial and identifies as Black, said he sometimes experienced pushback fromhis adoptive parents Rick and Teresa Kaepernick.“I know my parents loved me, but there were still very problematic things that I went through,” the 35-year-old told CBS News. Kaepernick mentioned a time when he wanted to get cornrows, and his mom pushed back, calling the hairstyle “unprofessional” and that he would look like “a little thug.

Colin Kaepernick Says He Wants to Return to the NFL: 'I Still Train for It Every Day'

Colin Kaepernick.Photo: Jaime Crawford/GettyColin Kaepernickis still preparing for an NFL comeback, the quarterback and civil rights activist says.“I still train for it every day. I still prepare for it every day,” Kaepernick, 35, tellsUSA Today. “More than anything is trying to get someone to open the door and evaluate me based upon the merits of what I can do on the field, as opposed to it being a political issue.”The former NFL star last played in the league in 2016 for the San Francisco 49ers, starting 12 games.

Colin Kaepernick Says He's 'Absolutely' Ready and 'Prepared' for Potential NFL Return

Colin Kaepernick.Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock If given the opportunity,Colin Kaepernickis prepared to return to the NFL. In a new interview withEbony, the 33-year-old athlete, who hasn’t played in an NFL game since 2016, said he is “absolutely” ready to resume his professional football career should he get signed to a team in the league. “I am still up at 5 a.m. training five, six days a week making sure I’m prepared to take a team to a Super Bowl again,” Kaepernick toldThe Viewco-host Sunny Hostin, who wrote the cover story.

Colin Kaepernick Served Food and Gave Out Suits as His Former Team Played in 2020 Super Bowl

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterbackColin Kaepernickspent his day helping families in need while his old team faced the Kansas City Chiefs atSuper Bowl LIVin Miami Gardens, Florida.According toTMZ, Kaepernick visited the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on Sunday, where he toured the Harlem, New York, building and chatted with employees. The center is known as the world’s leading cultural institution devoted to the“research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences.