Colin Kaepernick will be the face of Nike's 30th anniversary "Just Do It” campaign, reports ESPN's Darren Rovell.
According to Rovell, Nike has been paying Kaepernick all along and "waiting for the right moment," which is now.
Nike signed Kaepernick in 2011, but has not used him over the past two years.
Kaepernick tweeted the ad which has the words, "Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything.
Other athletes in the new campaign include Serena Williams, Odell Beckham Jr., Shaquem Griffin and LeBron James.
The protests grew during the 2017 season after President Donald Trump criticized NFL players who chose to follow suit.
Trump said owners should "fire" NFL players who protest the anthem and referred to them as "son[s] of b------". »