Mike Freeman is a sports business writer for Sportico, and has covered the NFL, NBA, MLB, college sports and professional golf for over 25 years. During his career, Mike has been a full-time writer for Bleacher Report, the New York Times, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, CBSSports.com and Florida Times-Union. He is also the author of nine books including the upcoming Football’s Fearless Activists: How Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid, Kenny Stills and Fellow Athletes Stood Up to the NFL and President Trump.