Colin Kaepernick will be a playable character on 'Madden NFL 21' for the first time since 2016, EA Sports announces.
Kaepernick, 32, has been an unsigned, free agent player since he opted out of his contract in 2016 — the last NFL season he played as a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. The athlete made headlines that year for first sitting, then kneeling during the national anthem in protest against police brutality and racial injustice.after the two players accused the league of colluding to exclude them for taking a knee.
, EA Sports said. EA Sports added that the rating was determined by his prior performance on the field, as well as the developer’s data-driven simulation ratings. That ranks him among the top 15 highest-rated quarterbacks in the game out of 111 quarterbacks, surpassing signal-callers like Derek Carr, Ryan Tannehill, and Cam Newton.
When the company first approached Kaepernick, EA Sports said that their team worked with him to personalize his avatar. Following a big play or touchdown, Kaepernick can be seen raising his fist — a nod to the
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