NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell disagrees with Colin Kaepernick’s choice to kneel during the national anthem, but recognizes the quarterback’s right to protest.
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“I have to wait my time and work”, he said.
“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 argued in an interview following the game against Green Bay.
Other NFL players came out with mixed opinions on Kaepernick’s decision to sit throughout the National Anthem.
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane sat in a show of support.
Kaepernick said Wednesday on his Instagram account that he will donate all the money he receives from his jersey sales to charity to thank fans for their support.
Kaepernick opens the regular season as the 49ers’ backup quarterback. Instead of newsrooms reporting on his precision passing or his poker face under pressure, they are covering the athlete who remained seated during our country’s National Anthem. “I personally believe very strongly in that”. To have that freedom to do what you want.
Tortorella has a son serving in Afghanistan for the U.S. Army Special Forces, according to ESPN.com. Marshall, who took his friend and Showtime colleague Boomer Esiason to task on Tuesday for lambasting Kaepernick publicly, described protests such as Kaepernick’s as part of a larger “civil rights movement”.
Meanwhile, Kaepernick said on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California, that he was heartened that President Barack Obama is showing support for him bringing social issues to the national forefront.
“Anything we want to do, it’s not going to be individual”, he added. Sales of Kaepernick’s jersey have skyrocketed since his protest became public.
On Saturday, we were one of the first to publish a blog on the skyrocketing sales of Colin Kaepernick’s jersey.
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Freshman baseball player and secondary education and English major Alex Del Giudice, said, “I’ll echo the statement made by Jerry Rice a couple days ago in which I do think Kaepernick had every right to do what he did, but in disrespecting the flag, I thought was disrespectful. The world needs to see people coming together versus being individuals”.
