San Francisco 49ers star Colin Kaepernick fined $10,000 for wearing non-NFL approved headphones

SAN Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been fined $10,000 by the NFL for wearing pink headphones around his neck after a game.

SANTA CLARA, CA - OCTOBER 05: Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers throws the ball against the Kansas City Chiefs at Levi's Stadium on October 5, 2014 in Santa Clara, California. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

SAN Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he has been fined $10,000 by the NFL for the pink “Beats by Dre” brand name headphones he wore around his neck after a game.

While Kaepernick has an endorsement deal with Beats and has done a commercial, the league’s contract is with Bose.

Wearing the pink version for October breast cancer awareness month, Kaepernick knew he could be subject to a fine..

Yet it’s more than the $8,286 fine the Denver Broncos’ Julius Thomas faces for a chop block on Arizona Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell.

.@Kaepernick7 came to play. Go-ahead TD pass FTW. #BeatsByDre pic.twitter.com/lfGCtumBD2

— Beats By Dre (@beatsbydre) October 6, 2014

Kaepernick took to Twitter to explain his decision and posted a photo of him with the headphones: “I support breast cancer awareness! My grandma is a survivor!”

He declined to say whether Beats would pick up the cost of his fine, saying, “we’ll let that be unanswered”.

In early June, Kaepernick — one of the NFL’s most dynamic young playcallers — received a $126 million, six-year contract extension that keeps him with the organisation through the 2020 season. The deal includes $61 million in guaranteed money.

I support breast cancer awareness! My grandma is a survivor!....... *shrugs* some things are now… http://t.co/p19GRLR4me

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) October 9, 2014