Spike Lee recently said that his documentary series on former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will not be televised by ESPN.

In 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during the National Anthem before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers in protest of racial injustice and police brutality. The response to this was his jersey becoming the top-selling among NFL players at the start of the

"We appreciate all the hard work and collaboration that went into this film," the network said in a statement.