Colin Kaepernick has been named the recipient of Sports Illustrated's legacy award ~ Sportty

Colin Kaepernick has been named the recipient of Sports Illustrated's legacy award

Controversial NBA star,?Colin Kaepernick has been named the recipient of Sports Illustrated

Colin Kaepernick is carrying on the legacy of Muhammed Ali, according to the Ali family and Sports Illustrated.

The controversial NBA quarterback has received the 2017 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, an honor awarded annually to athletes who demonstrate "the ideals of sportsmanship, leadership and philanthropy" and who use "sports as a platform for changing the world."

Sports Illustrated Executive Editor Stephen Cannella says "there will never be another Ali, but few athletes have followed his example as fully as Colin Kaepernick".