Colin Kaeparnick received the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award

https://www.si.com/sportsperson/2017/12/06/colin-kaepernick-muhammad-ali-legacy-award-speech-video-nbcsn


Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was presented with the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Tuesday night at Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year Awards in New York City.
Kaepernick was named the winner of the award after he started kneeling during the national anthem last season to protest racial inequality and police brutality in America. The demonstration sparked more kneeling and sitting by players throughout the NFL. Kaepernick and his fellow protestors have been denounced by President Donald Trump. 

"I accept this award not for myself, but on behalf of the people. Because if it were not for my love of the people, I would not have protested. And if it was not for the support from the people, I would not be on this stage today,” Kapernick said in his speech.