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Hank Aaron weighs in on Colin Kaepernick situation

012214 ATLANTA: Braves legend Hank Aaron breaks into a smile while reflecting on his life and career in the living room of his home on the eve of his 80th birthday, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Atlanta. Made with a Canon EOS 1DX camera, 24-70 mm lens at 70mm, aperature f 4.5, shutter speed 1/125, and ISO speed rating 3200. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

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012214 ATLANTA: Braves legend Hank Aaron breaks into a smile while reflecting on his life and career in the living room of his home on the eve of his 80th birthday, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Atlanta. Made with a Canon EOS 1DX camera, 24-70 mm lens at 70mm, aperature f 4.5, shutter speed 1/125, and ISO speed rating 3200. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
By Maghen Moore
Aug 24, 2017

Hall of Famer Hank Aaron shared what he thinks of the Colin Kaepernick situation, and ESPN share the video on Instagram.

Kaepernick has been a free agent since March, and other quarterbacks, arguably with less talent, have been picked up by several different NFL teams.

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