*After a Twitter user discovered that Colin Kaepernick’s name was censored from YG’s song “Big Bank” in the soundtrack for “ 19,” parent company Electronic Arts said Thursday that it did not omit it on purpose.
“We made an unfortunate mistake with our Madden NFL soundtrack,” EA said in a statement Thursday evening as backlash increased. “Members of our team misunderstood the fact that while we don’t have rights to include Colin Kaepernick in the game, this doesn’t affect soundtracks. We messed up, and the edit should never have happened. We will make it right, with an update to Madden NFL 19 on August 6 that will include the reference again. We meant no disrespect, and we apologize to Colin, to YG and Big Sean, to the NFL, to all of their fans and our players for this mistake.”
Big Sean, who performs the verse that references Kaepernick as a guest on the track, sounded off on Thursday before EA released its apology. Kaepernick later tweeted his appreciation to the rapper.
Much love brother! Thank you for having my back!✊? https://t.co/yKz3nBMiPb
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) August 2, 2018
In the song, Kaepernick’s name is referenced about halfway through Big Sean’s verse when he says, “Feed me to the wolves, now I lead the pack and s—. You boys all cap, I’m more Colin Kaepernick.”
