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Chicagoans to rally for Kaepernick before Bears game Sunday

CHICAGO –– It's rare for Pierre Glover to miss a Bears game. The Chicago native has been glued to his TV every Sunday for as long as he can remember.

But he won't be watching the Bears this Sunday.

Glover and other Chicagoans will be outside Soldier Field for a rally to support former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the messages about racial inequality he attempted to draw attention to by kneeling during the national anthem last season.

"If I missed a Bears game, it's because something drastic happened," said Glover, who now prefers to use "X" as

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