ESPN will not be airing the Colin Kaepernick documentary after all. Source: Arturo Holmes / Getty Due to creative differences between the network, director Spike Lee, and the former NFL player, ESPN will no longer air the docuseries. "ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer proceed with this project as a result of certain creative differences," ESPN said in a statement to Variety. "Despite not reaching finality, we appreciate all the hard work and collaboration that went into this film.