Aggregated News
"Dad. Does Colin still have a game on Sunday?"
The question was a smart one for any football fan to ask - particularly one who's rooting hard for Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers.
It was 12:49 a.m. in Oakland late Friday night. My 10- year-old son, EZ, and I, made the trek there from New York and we were dragging. For our bodies it felt like 4 a.m.
We were invited by Kaepernick to attend a camp on Saturday morning and I had just gotten a text from Colin.
It read, “Hey Shaun. I just wanted to check and make sure you and your son made it safe my brother.”
I replied, “Thanks man. Just now checking in at the hotel. We took a late flight. See you soon bro.”
And his reply was what shocked my son and I both.
He said: “That's great! I can't wait. I just finished filling all the backpacks up. Glad you made it safe. Get some rest.”
While my son and I were checking in to the hotel late into the...