Even this crowd – with San Diego’s military ties, here for the team’s “Salute to the Military” – seemed surprised and heartened by Kaepernick’s gesture, after so much acrimony when it was assumed that his anthem protest was focused on the military.
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“We’ve got a pretty well thought out plan to make sure we’ve got this film graded”, Kelly said. It feels like he made a decision to change his position, by taking a knee, to be more respectful to the military, be more respectful to the Anthem, but still wanted to raise awareness to the issues he believes harm this country, and that I wholeheartedly agree with exist in this country.
His latest protest – which drew support from teammate Eric Reid, who also knelt – came on a night when the Chargers honoured USA military personnel in a “Salute to the Military”.
There, the Chargers held their “Salute to the Military” night, during which Kaepernick reportedly stood and applauded for the evening’s tributes. “And I have to help these people”.
-REID: Because I believe in what he’s doing.
“You have a right, but I don’t think it’s the right right”. “He’s created a conversation, that’s one thing we do know – whether you’re on one side of it or the other side of it”. The fact the 49ers defeated the Chargers in San Diego, 31-21, will soon be forgotten.
Kaepernick said he meant to donate the first $1 million he earns this year to different organizations that help communities, although he did not name specific ones. “I want to be able to affect change, and I think there are a lot of other people who want to, as well”. Kaiesha N. Wright, an active duty officer in the U.S. Army with more than 16 years of experience, published an open letter of support for Colin in the Root on Thursday.
Reid said he began thinking about joining Kaepernick earlier in the week and the paid had a number of conversations throughout the week. “And I have to help these people”.
“He saw that it hurt people that he sat during the national anthem”, Reid said. There are a lot of people who don’t like his tone, or maybe the venue that he chose to make his statement.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump described Kaepernick’s anthem boycott as a “terrible thing”, suggesting the player should move to another country.
The sixth-year 49ers quarterback again protested against racism in the United States as he took a knee while Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Powell from the US Navy sang “The Star-Spangled Banner”.
“Nate agreed with that”. The drive ended with a 1-yard touchdown run by DuJuan Harris.
He’ll make at least $11.9 million this season, with a cap of about $15.9 million.
Bill Johnson, the executive director of the National Association of Police Organizations, is one of many who voiced anger at Kaepernick publicly. I’ve had great memories here. I’m anti-men and women of the military. I’m grateful for that, I’m thankful for that. “And San Francisco has become my home”. In Oakland, Seattle Seahawks corner Jeremy Lane sat on the bench during the anthem, and he told reporters afterwards that he did so to “support” Kaepernick.
“I wouldn’t have expressed my feelings that way”, Louis Paredes said. “And I think what I did was taken out of context and spun a different way”.
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In a lengthy post on Twitter on Friday morning, Wilson wrote, in part, “disrespecting all the people who gave their life for him to have the right do that is not right”.
