Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) called on the NFL to apologize to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and said his home state team, the New England Patriots, should sign him.
"The NFL should apologize to Colin Kaepernick and the Patriots should sign him," Kennedy, who is running for Senate, wrote in a tweet on Tuesday that has since racked up more than 78,000 likes and more than 10,000 retweets.
The backing by Kennedy comes several months after the team’s star quarterback, Tom Brady, left the Patriots to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.