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Colin Kaepernick Appears to Respond to Mike Vick with Stockholm Syndrome Tweet

Free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick appeared to respond Tuesday to Michael Vick on Twitter regarding advice Vick provided on FS1's Speak For Yourself.

Kaepernick's tweet was a definition for the term "Stockholm Syndrome" in reference to Vick's comments:

As seen in the following video of Vick's TV appearance, he suggested Kaepernick should cut his hair to improve his image:

Speak For Yourself

"First thing we got to get Colin to do is cut his hair." — @MikeVick advises Kaepernick on rebuilding his image https://t.co/YENvUPOIgP

2017-7-17 22:30:10

Vick also said Kaepernick remaining unsigned isn't due to his decision to kneel during the national anthem last season: "The reason he's not playing has nothing to do with the national anthem, it's more solely on his play, but yeah, everything takes precedent, in terms of image, perception.