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Nike's Colin Kaepernick ads strike chord with Detroiters

Colin Kaepernick is featured in a new Nike Ad that will debut on Thursday, Sep. 6, 2018 during the first game of the NFL season Sherlon Christie, @sherlonapp

As he sat in a Detroit barber's chair, NFL running back Joique Bell talked about Nike's latest “Just Do It” marketing campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback who has become the face of game-day protests against police brutality against black Americans.

"You can't turn a blind eye to either side," said the 32-year-old former Detroit Lion who last played in the NFL last year.