Former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick may be in what amounts to NFL purgatory, unable to land a team because of his controversial and polarizing politics, but that has given him ample time to continue his community service benefiting those in need.
Over the weekend, the Super Bowl-playing QB made a visit to a New York City parole office and donated two large boxes of custom-made suits to benefit 100 Suits for 100 Men, an organization that provides men and women transitioning from prison with free suits to help with their job search.
Kevin Livingston, the CEO of 100 Suits, said that he was put in touch with Kaepernick after he did a Hot 97 interview with Kaepernick’s girlfriend, radio personality Nessa.
“He was a great partner,” Livingston explained to TMZ. “He went above and beyond all expectations to help give these guys a second chance.
“He’s a hero in my eyes, he’s a hero in the eyes of the guys who are going to be receiving these suits. Colin, you’re the man to me; you’re a hero to the men of South Jamaica, Queens,” Livingston added.
As has been reported ad nauseam, Kaepernick created a sociopolitical inferno during the 2016-17 NFL season when he would sit, then eventually kneel, for the national anthem instead of standing with his hand on his heart. He did this as a way to protest the mistreatment of blacks by law enforcement in other areas of society.
