EA Sports said it worked directly with the former quarterback to add him to the video game series for the first time since 2016.
during the national anthem at football games to protest police brutality and racial injustice.
However, EA Sports said the decision not to include Kaepernick in its video games wasn’t connected to that specifically.that he was not included in the group licensing agreement for “Madden,” which is negotiated through the NFL Players Association, once he became a free agent.
Kaepernick reportedly asked for his avatar to wear an Afro and for his signature celebration to be a Black Power fist.
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