Overview
- Colin Kaepernick, who announced the project Tuesday, will publish The Perilous Fight through Legacy Lit with preorders now open.
- The book arrives September 15, 2026, a date tied to the near 10-year mark of his 2016 national anthem protest and the start of the NFL season.
- Legacy Lit bills it as equal parts memoir and manifesto, and Kaepernick says he wants readers to understand the years that led to his decision to kneel.
- Hardcover and e-book editions are planned, with an audiobook narrated by Kaepernick available only on Audible.
- Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since 2016 and reached a confidential settlement with the league in 2019, context that many outlets note as central to the story and its reception.