After the tragic passing of Demartravion “Trey” Reed on a Mississippi college campus, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick —who played six seasons with the 49ers and is now a civil rights activist—stepped in to support Reed’s family. As reported by the New York Post, Kaepernick is covering the cost of an independent autopsy for the 21-year-old freshman.

His decision came after Ben Crump, the high-profile civil rights attorney representing Reed’s family, revealed that they had “ raised serious concerns ” about his death “after receiving conflicting accounts and incomplete information about the cause of his death .” Soon after, Kaepernick’s wife, Nessa Diab , voiced her support on Instagram.

She thanked her husband for taking action and called for accountability from the a

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