The NFL has been denying Colin Kaepernick work longer than Muhammad Ali had been banned from boxing matches (1,310 days from March 22, 1967 - October 26, 1970).
Paul Robeson was denied a passport by the US State Department for 8 years. It took several lawsuits and international pressure to get his passport reissued.

In banning Kaepernick, the NFL is almost halfway to that 8 year milestone. Image
In 1940, Kenny Washington should have been drafted. He was excluded by the NFL for 2,294 days until the 1946 Rams signed him while under pressure to integrate.

In continuing to ban Colin Kaepernick, the NFL is 938 days away from breaking their own collusion record. Image
In banning Colin Kaepernick’s labor, the NFL has passed boxing’s ban of Muhammad Ali, is less than 1,000 days away from breaking their own collusion record toward Kenny Washington, and is about half way towards the US State Department’s 8 year passport ban of Paul Robeson.

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