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Jemele Hill situation puts ESPN in tough position

Related Topics: Jemele Hill, Colin Kaepernick

When athletes, or media personalities, enter politics into the equation, it’s often a toxic mix.

Take the case of Colin Kaepernick. His decision to kneel during the National Anthem was derived from his personal beliefs regarding politics in the United States. Now he is seeing repercussions from that as no NFL teams will pick him up.

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Now, ESPN reporter Jemele Hill is in hot water for going on a political Twitter rant. A co-anchor of “SC 6,” a show on SportsCenter with one of television’s most sought after 6 p.