Colby Covington and Tim Kennedy React Negatively To Nike’s Colin Kaepernick Ad

The latest story you may have heard is that Nike released an ad featuring Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL player who drew controversy by kneeling during the National Anthem as a protest against social injustice. The ad features Kaepernick’s face in a close up with a message about sacrifice.

Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt pic.twitter.com/SRWkMIDdaO

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September 3, 2018

A lot of people have reacted negatively, including MMA fighters Colby Covington and Tim Kennedy. Covington posted on Twitter to support the Nike boycott that a lot of people have joined. He wrote:

I grew up in Oregon and was around @Nike my whole life. It's funny watching a company that uses child slave labor overseas to make their products all of a sudden become humanitarians. #PatTillman is an NFL/American Hero. @Kaepernick7 is just a spineless sack of shit. #NikeBoycott

— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) September 4, 2018

Meanwhile, Kennedy spoke with TMZ, where he revealed that he’s also boycotting Nike and his friends in the Special Forces agree. He’s currently taking a military school course at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. He said everyone in the room lost at least ten friends who died while serving their country.

He said: “When I walked into the team room this morning, there were some people who were fuming. I’m not gonna speak for them, but there was no one happy about it. I’m talking about REAL heroes and I’m surrounded by a bunch of them right now.”