{
  "id": 2400332,
  "title": "Bomani Jones recalls Will Cain guest-hosting ‘The Right Time’ after Colin Kaepernick protest: ‘Not the time’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/bomani-jones-recalls-will-cain-guest-hosting-the-right-time-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T16:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bomani-jones-recalls-cain-guest-160007123.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ten years ago, Colin Kaepernick ignited a national conversation by refusing to stand for the national anthem in protest of Black oppression and police brutality. On the 10th anniversary of this protest, Bomani Jones produced a four-part series on his podcast, The Right Time with Bomani Jones. In the second episode, Jones and his co-host Jason Goff discussed the protest that sparked the movement. Kaepernick sat for the anthem during the 2016 preseason, but his protest before the 49ers’ preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on August 26, 2016, was the first to gain widespread attention. That was a Friday, and Jones had scheduled a vacation for that week. Will Cain and Kate Fagan filled in as guest hosts for The Right Time that week. Jones remembered, \"I was home, but I was on vacation. And I have a general outlook when it comes to when I'm on vacation, which is I ain't at work. I don't really care who you put on my show.\" Goff confirmed his thoughts, saying, \"I was actually listening during this moment and thought, like, Is this — oh, this is not a bit.\" Jones explained, \"For this week, by coincidence, Will Cain and Kate Fagan were the guest hosts of the show. And bless Kate's heart. She did her best. But this was not the time that my tribe needed Will Cain.\" Despite Jones' policy to honor vacation time, Cain was called into the show after Cain and Foxworth got into a heated argument on a TV show and continued the conflict on The Right Time. Jones had to call in to assure his listeners that everything was fine and that he was still present. Cain had been a vocal critic of Kaepernick during his time at ESPN and moved to Fox News in 2020. In hindsight, it's clear that the times have changed.",
  "summary": "Ten years ago, Colin Kaepernick captured the nation’s attention by refusing to stand for the national anthem in protest of Black oppression and police brutality. In anticipation of the 10th anniversary next week, Bomani Jones has produced a four-part series on his The Right Time with Bomani Jones podcast. The second episode dropped Thursday, in which…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}