Is Kaepernick protesting because he is the No. 2 QB and wants out of San Francisco? It’s a laudable goal, and one for which he should be commended.
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Current Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, who used to coach Kaepernick in San Francisco, was asked what he thinks about Kaepernick’s protest. “He chose to sit down and that is his prerogative, but on a personal standpoint, I think you have to stand up there with your team and understand and it’s this game and what’s going on around this country is bigger than just you”. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way”.
During a 20-minute exchange with the press, Kaepernick said, “Cops are getting paid leave for killing people”.
But could more athletes join Kaepernick’s protest?
Though Villanueva said he agrees with Kaepernick that something needs to be done to change the way minorities are treated in America, his comments about Kaepernick’s method of protest were similar to those made Monday by Saints quarterback Drew Brees. It didn’t matter how close I stood to my family, somebody would walk up to me, a real nervous manager, and say: ‘Excuse me. I think that’s the most important thing.
“People don’t realize what’s really going on in this country”.
In a strongly-worded Facebook post, Johnson said, “I am sitting in my living room looking outside at my American Flag – flying at half staff”.
I’ve heard others say that Kaepernick should go play in Canada if he doesn’t like it here, or move to some Middle Eastern country if he finds the United States so oppressive.
If you have been following “HBO Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The LA Rams”, you know just how serious Fisher takes the national anthem: in one episode, he tells Rams players and staff “this is important to me…it’s a respect thing”. We’ve got that right.
Kaepernick is 28-years old.
When news broke and everyone started talking about his unpatriotic act, Kaepernick explained his reasoning, saying that he is protesting on behalf of people oppressed due to their race.
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Rivera is closely tied with the USO, and his father’s Army pin and a game-worn camoflouge Panthers hat were sent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last fall.
