Anquan Boldin
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 01:38 PM EDT
Sept. 17 1920 — The forerunner of the NFL, the American Professional Football Association, is founded in an automobile showroom in Canton,...

In this Tuesday, June 16, 2020 photo, D.J. Boldin throws a football outside of his home in Miramar, Fla. Boldin is the football coach at Pahokee High School, a predominantly black school located alongside Lake Okeechobee in Florida. Recent events have given Boldin an opportunity to use his position to prepare his players for the challenges they will face when they leave the bubble that is their small town. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Subject of race a challenge for coach in isolated town

By Steven Wine Jun. 17, 2020 03:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2018, file photo, then-Philadelphia Eagles strong safety Malcolm Jenkins warms up before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans. New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins will join CNN as a contributor focusing on racial and social justice, the network announced Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
Saints' Jenkins joins CNN as social justice contributor

Jun. 15, 2020 12:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 file photo, Manchester City's Sergio Aguero smiles during the English Premier League soccer match between Sheffield United and Manchester City at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. Sergio Aguero has been using some of his spare time in lockdown to teach British kids how to speak Spanish. The Argentina international has been signed up by the BBC as part of its home-schooling initiative while educational establishments are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
The Latest: Louisville AD: 15% cut from budget, furloughs

By The Associated Press Apr. 20, 2020 11:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. The same guys who banished Kaepernick from the league for kneeling during the anthem to raise awareness about those very same issues have ruthlessly commandeered his cause. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Kaepernick's Super Bowl close call has lasting impact on NFL

By Eddie Pells Feb. 02, 2020 11:13 AM EST

Baltimore Raven's John Harbaugh winning the AP Coach of the Year at the NFL Honors football award show Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
The Latest: Calais Campbell chosen NFL Man of the Year

By The Associated Press Feb. 01, 2020 05:01 PM EST

File-This Nov. 16, 2019, file photo shows free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick participating in a workout for NFL football scouts and media, in Riverdale, Ga. Kaepernick’s tryout: scouts dispatched, A busted play, with strings attached. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland, File)
Column: NFL shamelessly commandeers Kaepernick's cause

By Paul Newberry Jan. 24, 2020 07:08 PM EST

Anquan Boldin shares poignant inspiration for social justice

By Arnie Stapleton Jan. 19, 2020 04:56 PM EST
Players Coalition co-founder Anquan Boldin shared a poignant personal tragedy in the signature public service spot of the NFL's Inspire Change platform during...

File-This Jan. 19, 2014, file photo shows San Francisco 49ers tight end Vance McDonald (89) diving over Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor (31) after a 14 yard gain in the first quarter during the NFL football NFC Championship game in Seattle. As part of its celebration of its 100th season, the NFL is designating a Game of the Week, each chosen to highlight a classic matchup. For this week, it’s the 49ers-Seahawks game. To mark each Game of the Week, the AP will be reprinting its story of a classic matchup in the rivalry. This week it's the Seattle Seahawks' 23-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game on Jan. 19, 2014. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP, File)
NFL at 100: Seattle had to top 49ers on way to 1st title

By Tim Booth Dec. 24, 2019 03:16 PM EST

File-This Jan. 19, 2014 file photo shows Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (25) hitting the ball away from San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) and is intercepted by Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Malcolm Smith (53) during the NFL football NFC Championship game, in Seattle. As part of its celebration of its 100th season, the NFL is designating a Game of the Week, each chosen to highlight a classic matchup. For this week, it’s the 49ers-Seahawks game. To mark each Game of the Week, the AP will be reprinting its story of a classic matchup in the rivalry. This week it's the Seattle Seahawks' 23-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game on Jan. 19, 2014. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP, File)
NFL At 100-AP Was There-49ers-Seahawks NFC title game

By Barry Wilner Dec. 24, 2019 02:54 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2013, file photo, the Superdome is viewed after the lights went out during the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game in New Orleans. Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens were turning the Super Bowl into a rout when, without even a flicker of warning, the power went off. When the game resumed 34 minutes later, the San Francisco 49ers were the ones playing lights out. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
NFL At 100-AP Was There-Super Bowl 47

By The Associated Press Nov. 26, 2019 12:50 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2013, file photo, San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, left, greets Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh after the Ravens defeated the 49ers 34-31 in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
NFL at 100: Ravens beat 49ers in lights-out Super Bowl 47

By David Ginsburg Nov. 26, 2019 12:49 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2016, file photo, from left, San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold, quarterback Colin Kaepernick and safety Eric Reid kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif. There's an exhibit at the High Museum in Atlanta, not far from the Super Bowl stadium, dedicated to Tommie Smith and his courageous stand for social justice at the 1968 Olympics. Talk about symmetry. Smith raised a fist, Colin Kaepernick took a knee, and both paid an enormous price for doing the right thing. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Boldin says it's a 'travesty' Kaepernick isn't in NFL

By The Associated Press Jan. 31, 2019 02:59 PM EST

FILE - In this May 19, 2015, file photo, Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president of football operations, speaks at the NFL's spring meetings in San Francisco. The NFL is launching a social justice platform, with an emphasis on education, economic development and community and police relations. Vincent emphasizes how much work has been done and continues to be done by the players. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
NFL launches social justice initiative, stressing education

By Barry Wilner Jan. 11, 2019 03:54 PM EST