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Former NFL Player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman is on the political forefront once again following Nike's unveiling of Colin Kaepernick as the face of their 30th.

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People are saying Nike should have featured Pat Tillman in its new ad about 'sacrificing everything' starring Colin Kaepernick.

You can get in touch with Jenni by emailing j. Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Nike's announcement that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick would be the face of the company's upcoming "Just Do It" campaign was met with mixed reactions, with some detractors contrasting the quarterback with NFL star turned Army veteran Pat Tillman.

Tillman's image was used as a contrasting example of who should be held in high esteem—but his biographer said Tillman would have been kneeling right alongside Kaepernick. Kaepernick began protesting social injustice and racial inequality by kneeling for the national anthem in , and although he hasn't been on the NFL field since the season, other players continued his protest without him.

Many people have shown strong support for the protest, while others are adamantly against it, and Monday's announcement was met with a similar variety of reactions. The hashtag ImWithKap circulated online. Yet another hashtag that began appearing on social media was BoycottNike, and some social media users who disagreed with the decision to feature Kaepernick even burned their Nike apparel.

Given that Kaepernick's protest has been characterized by some as disrespectful to America's military troops and veterans, critics of Nike's campaign began posting photos of Kaepernick's quote on a picture of Tillman.