Colin Kaepernick tells the parts he's never told: what NFL owners said in the room, the offer made while he was being blackballed — and the Jay-Z call that never happened.

In this episode of What Now?, Colin sits with Trevor and Eugene for the full story: adopted into a white family in Turlock, the hair that became an identity, the backup who took a team to the Super Bowl in his 10th start — and the protest that cost him everything.

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00:00 - Colin Kaepernick on Jay-Z, the NFL and protest
01:15 - The version of Colin people think they know
05:10 - Growing up Black in a white family
15:00 - Adoption, identity and belonging
33:00 - Why Black hair became political
41:20 - Race, code-switching and being mixed-race
55:00 - Why football became home
01:03:00 - The pressure and culture of football
01:23:00 - Becoming an NFL quarterback
01:37:00 - The moment that led to his protest
01:48:00 - Building Know Your Rights Camp
01:53:00 - Why he chose to sit during the anthem
02:03:00 - What happened after the NFL protest
02:10:00 - Colin Kaepernick on Jay-Z
02:19:00 - Nessa’s role in Colin’s life and work