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No, Colin Kaepernick Is Not in a Portland Barbershop Right Now

But "a look-alike" is.

Sorry everyone, but Colin Kaepernick is not in Portland.

An hour ago, someone who looks like Kaepernick—the quarterback who famously took a knee during the national anthem during an NFL game last September—was getting his hair cut at Terrell Brandon's Barbershop on Northeast Alberta, prompting a Tweet by John Lukrofka.

Terrell Brandon's Barbershop told WW that it wasn't Kaepernick.

"It's not him. It was a look-alike," says Roger Wells, who works at the shop.

If only the Seahawks had signed him.

Update: 9/14 1:13 pm:

The Colin Kaepernick look-a-like has been identified as Portland artist Young Lit Hippy. Here's one of his music videos:

Sophia June

Sophia June is the former web editor.