Morgan State will honor former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick with an honorary degree during Saturday’s spring commencement ceremony. Kaepernick, 34, played six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, starting 58 games while throwing for 12,271 yards with 72 touchdowns and 30 interceptions. Kaepernick, who holds the NFL record for most rushing yards in a playoff game by a quarterback (181), guided the 49ers to Super Bowl XLVII, where they lost to the Ravens. In 2016, Kaepernick, a former second-round NFL draft pick, sparked a league-wide protest against racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem.