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Award Quote by Joy Taylor

“Saying Kaepernick is a distraction is based largely on opinion.…” quote by Joy Taylor — Download Open image

“Saying Kaepernick is a distraction is based largely on opinion. You could say his decision to kneel for the national anthem was detrimental to the team. If that is so, I would hope you'd note that Kaepernick's teammates gave him the Len Eshmont Award at the end of the season.”

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