He went on to say, “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way”. The cops are getting paid leave for killing people.
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Teresa writes, “Rather than, Hey I make millions of dollars and I could really do something positive I’m just going to sit here and draw attention to myself for nothing. doing absolutely nothing”. “There are a lot of things that are going on that are unjust, people aren’t being held accountable for and that’s something that needs to change”, said the quarterback, whose biological father is black but was adopted and raised by white parents. One specifically is police brutality, there’s people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable.
As if all of that wasn’t bad enough news for Kaepernick, Freeman also found that the seven executives he spoke with fully expect the 49ers to release the backup quarterback sometime in the near future. That’s the opposite juxtaposition many seem to have staked out.
But he has also drawn much scorn and criticism. “I think that’s where the disconnect lies, and that you can sit, Toner adds, “Yeah you can sit and do nothing about it or you can stand up and do something about it and I think that’s the difference”.
While the reasoning is very disparate, Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, and National Football League star Colin Kaepernick, both seem to agree that America isn’t great. I mean, we have a presidential candidate who’s deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. “I don’t think you can not deny someone the right to speak out or mock or make fun or belittle anybody else’s opinion”.
The quarterback said he will remain seated during the national anthem until he sees improvements in US race relations.
The NFL needs to get its act together and start fining players who refuse to stand during the national anthem.
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The NFL has responded to the furore, saying players are “encouraged but not required” to stand during the National Anthem. Absolutely. Are there people who still have a racist mindset? They fought for the freedom of religion, the freedom of the press, the right to bear arms and, yes, even the right to protest. A true veteran might not agree with Colin Kaepernick, but a true veteran would fight to the death to protect his right to say what he believes.
