ESPN is taking heat on social media for its polarizing decision on the Colin Kaepernick documentary series. Kaepernick, 37, last played in the National Football League in 2016. He last played for the San Francisco 49ers. Kaepernick, who starred collegiately at the University of Nevada, began ...
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ESPN is taking heat on social media for its polarizing decision on the Colin Kaepernick documentary series.
Kaepernick, 37, last played in the National Football League in 2016. He last played for the San Francisco 49ers. Kaepernick, who starred collegiately at the University of Nevada, began kneeling for the national anthem that year. Kaepernick was protesting police brutality and unfair treatment against African Americans.
The now-former NFL quarterback has not played in the league since. However, he still has a story to tell.
That story, though, will not be told on ESPN, as the network has finalized its decision on his documentary series.
Reuters first reported and director Spike Lee has since confirmed that ESPN will not be airing the Colin Kaepernick documentary series. The network decided to pass, citing creative differences.
“ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer proceed with this project as a result of certain creative differences,” ESPN said in a statement issued to Reuters.com on Saturday.
Lee confirmed the tough news.
“It’s not coming out,” Lee said. “That’s all I can say.”
He added: “I signed a nondisclosure [agreement]. I can’t talk about it.”
ESPN is taking heat for the decision from some
While some NFL fans are applauding the decision, as many have grown tired of the Kaepernick story, others are calling out ESPN, suggesting that it was a weak decision.
Many believe the documentary series would have made the NFL look bad.
"creative differences aka the part that would make things awkward with the nfl partners," one fan said.
"If ESPN won’t air it, who will step up to give Spike Lee’s Kaepernick docuseries a platform?" one fan added.
"Creative differences like pissing off Trump," one fan added.
"Yeah, this makes me want to watch it," one fan added.
It's possible that the documentary series will get picked up elsewhere, though most of the major streaming services have strong ties to the NFL.
ESPN Taking Heat For Its Polarizing Colin Kaepernick Decision first appeared on The Spun on Aug 17, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Aug 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
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