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AFTER CERTAINTY

Organization

San Francisco 49ers

NFL franchise whose statements mark Kaepernick's free agency and early protest response.

Why this matters

Team-level framing before league-wide meaning takes over.

Focus in observatory

Works

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Colin Kaepernick Opts Out of Contract, Becomes a Free Agent

San Francisco 49ers. "Colin Kaepernick Opts Out of Contract, Becomes a Free Agent." March 3, 2017, https://www.49ers.com/news/colin-kaepernick-opts-out-of-contract-becomes-a-free-agent-18611631.

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