Nike is making former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick one of the faces of its 30th anniversary "Just Do It" ad campaign. Kaepernick's attorney, Mark Geragos, announced the news via Twitter on Monday, and Kaepernick posted a Nike ad featuring his face and wrote: "Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt."
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