evidence: Did the NFL's ethics committee deny Colin Kaepernick's request to return to "active status" and suggest "he should go sell hair products"? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a satirical website that has a history of fabricating content surrounding popular topics, and that features a disclaimer stating, "Everything on this website is fiction." Lead Stories could not find evidence on Google News of any credible reporting that would substantiate the claim. The clair appeared in an article (archived here) published by The Dunning-Kruger Times on September 9, 2023, titled "NFL Refuses Kaepernick's Request for Active Status: 'He Should Sell Hair Products.'" The story opens: [...] There is no truth to the claim that the NFL refused a request by Kaepernick to return to "active status," and there's no evidence he ever made such a request. A Google News search of the keywords "NFL Refuses Kaepernick's Request for Active Status" yields no credible matching results.