San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick chose to sit during the National Anthem before his preseason debut against the Green Bay Packers on Friday. Why?

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“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color,” he said. “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.”

“This is not something that I am going to run by anybody,” he said. “I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. … If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right.”

The 49ers released a statement after Friday’s game supporting Kaepernick’s right to choose whether or not to acknowledge the national anthem.

(Yardbarker)

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whodatfan•92 months

Not a bright individual, that Kaepernick. Tsk, tsk....

TIGERPIP317•92 months

Then you need to move out of this country immediately if not sooner!!!! Bye A'hole

LSUfanNkaty•92 months

That's cool. frick you, Kaepernick!

Rakim•92 months

People will determine if right or wrong, but that took balls. I think he's 100% wrong. But to do this with a 12 mill contract & sponsors on the line means he thinks he is right. Although he is an absolute moron whose Madden rating is higher than his IQ.

biglego•92 months

It took a mixture of balls, stupidity, and willful ignorance. He'll probably get a Nobel nomination.

Spaulding Smails•92 months

Actually, Kaepernick has one of the higher tiered scores on the Wonderlic test. He's probably smarter than most in the NFL. Scored the same as Matt Flynn

PolyPusher86•92 months

Yea, his black dad was gone before he was born, white momma gave him up for adoption and was adopted by a white family. Dumb frick

Negative Nomad•92 months

He knows what's up. He's career is almost done and the endorsement deals are drying up. So he's being a typical sore loser. He's going out with a bang and showing his arse.

DrSteveBrule•92 months

And the 49'ers are probably too pussy of an organization to get rid of him after the statement he made. he'll just blame it on that

TigerB8•92 months

He can crawl in a hole and die.

bayourougebengal•92 months

After more than 30 years as a niners fan, I have to say, frick them and I hope they never win another ballgame.

conman•92 months

Colin, who is killing who in Chicago?

John Gotti•92 months

ESPN will give him that courage award

PeaRidgeWatash•92 months

fricking jackass

WILDTURKEYisgood•92 months

Dude tries so hard to be black.

chrisharrisbaby•92 months

Maybe it's because he is black.

ctiger69•92 months

Wait, he is black?

Placebeaux•92 months

This country oppresses black people to the point that it passes laws requiring businesses to hire black people. This country oppresses black people to the point that it has special government contracts that only black owned businesses can bid on. This country oppresses black people to the point that it spends an average $9,562 per inner city student annually. This country oppresses black people to the point that it elected a black president.

DrSteveBrule•92 months

Will vouch. There are certain government jobs in the city of BR that we aren't allowed to take due to our ratio of minorities to whites at my company.

DrSteveBrule•92 months

Will vouch. There are certain government jobs in the city of BR that we aren't allowed to take due to our ratio of minorities to whites at my company.

chrisharrisbaby•92 months

The same country that jim crow laws, hung people for no reason, said only certain people were a fraction of a human,same country that treated vets in the pre civil rights era like shite even though they put their lives on the line to protect although they didn't want them to serve basically only benefited white males for the first 80% of it's countryship?

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eddieray•92 months

Maybe if no one makes a big deal of it, it'll discourage people from doing this.

TOSOV•92 months

Protesting a symbol of what gives you the right to protest is an oxymoron to me. I'm not black so I guess I will never "get it". Pissing off the people that you need to help making change isn't the way to go. Like killing cops doesn't get the msg through in the right way. If he had real balls, and ready to confront this he'd either take his money and get things done or burn the flag on the 50 yard line.

lsusteve1•92 months

Good...he's getting used to where he'll be during season.

benoit479•92 months

Not saying he is right to do that, but its his freedom.. And some of you haven't had the privilege of being profiled or beaten by the police or being blocked from purchasing the same home that a white people with the same score can get.. Stop with the subtle racism.. And cops kill black men everyday, I guess thats better in your eyes!!!

bayourougebengal•92 months

Zero, zilch, nada, nothing about your post makes any sense. It's false narrative and you're a fricking idiot.

TOSOV•92 months

And here we go with the "you are not black so you can't get it" bs. And everyday?? Really??? Cops are killing blackmen EVERYDAY???? smh. So whites that can't get into a school with better scores than blacks isn't an issue for you though right?? Pathetic.

DonBro•92 months

You're trying to make a point about injustices people of color experience everyday with white men in the south. Good luck!!!!

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Jumbo_Gumbo•92 months

All those idiots who say they don't like America, all have the freedom to leave. I doubt anyone would miss your sorry arses.

Tiger in Texas•92 months

Ungrateful A-hole was raised by a white family after his worthless black father had nothing to do with him. He makes a living playing a freaking game, paid lots of money by mostly white people, then his career starts to hit the skids, so he lashes out at the same people who supported him. In essence, he is one dumb f**k that should be banned from the country & sent to live over in some volatile country in the Middle East so that maybe he will (as difficult as that is to believe for him) begin to realize how good he has it and will quit believing the even more dumb, biased media!

DonBro•92 months

Anyone who disagrees should be banned. Not that intelligent tiger in Texas

Crimson1st•92 months

Even those colorblind kids in the picture above are smart and mature enough to show respect for the anthem. Anyway yes, he does have the freedom to show his arse, but I also have the freedom to point out that he is an a-hole.

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