it represents. trace gallagher is on the case for us tonight, hey, trey. good evening the nike nixes betsy ross flag sneaker with 13 stars in a circle he designed during the american revolution referred to as the betsy ross flag. the shoe had been shipped to retailers and nike contact of the stores and without explanation asked them to return the shoes. now we know former nfl quarterback and activist colin kaepernick reached out to mikey and said he and others felt the flag is an offensive symbol because of its connection to an era of slavery. and colin kaepernick has not played since 2016 since kneeling during the national anthem. last year, nike made him the face of an advertising campaign in the company is clearly standing behind that relationship quoting now nike made the decision to halt distribution of the air max one with concerns it could unintentionally offend and