SANTA CLARA, Ca. -- Forty Niners quarterback Colin Kaepernick has willingly and knowingly immersed himself into controversy by refusing to stand for the playing of the National Anthem in protest of what he deems are wrongdoings against African Americans and minorities in the United States.
His latest refusal to stand for the Anthem -- he has done this in at least one other preseason game -- came before the 49ers preseason loss to Green Bay at Levi's Stadium.
"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game against Green Bay. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."
Originally Posted by cosmo20002:
That should work out well for him.
he has a right to do whatever he wants. People and his employer can rain down their objections to his actions in many forms. I hope he has saved his money because he is fried, cooked, well done now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
he has a right to do whatever he wants. People and his employer can rain down their objections to his actions in many forms. I hope he has saved his money because he is fried, cooked, well done now.
Why are you on here so much don't you have any family to do stuff with?
If my wife saw me on the computer that much she would say I have a problem with it, relationships are more important then message boards. That's a free life lesson for you BRC. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fairplay:
Why are you on here so much don't you have any family to do stuff with?
If my wife saw me on the computer that much she would say I have a problem with it, relationships are more important then message boards. That's a free life lesson for you BRC.
Originally Posted by Hog Farmer:
Heh, 21,773 posts says you lie
Why would anyone bitch about a poster's # of posts? Not the content or saying they are spam, just the # of posts? Seems like a weird thing to bitch about. [Reply]