Dori: Are you following 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand for the anthem.
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“Out of the millions [who have seen the video], there’s definitely people who have told me that they disagree with my position”, he said. Having conversations about how to make change.
But of course we all know that there will be those patriotic people out there who will find Kaepernick’s stand offensive and demeaning to the country.
“There is some depth and some truth into what he was doing. It’s his method of action that I take exception to”, he tweeted. “In short, Mr. Kaepernick has embarrassed himself, the 49er organization, and the National Football League based on a false narrative and misinformation that lacks any factual basis”.
While explaining his rationale Sunday, Kaepernick turned his attention to the US presidential race.
“And him not standing up for them bothers me”. “I alone can fix it”, he said. “I’m a big Blaine Gabbert fan now”.
Kaepernick is in competition to win back the starting quarterback job in San Francisco that he lost to Blaine Gabbert last season.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, meanwhile, said that while he didn’t agree with Kaepernick’s views on race there was no offense in airing his grievances. “That’s what he’s done, and even as objectionable as we find his perspective, he certainly is entitled to express it”. He later explained his reasoning in an interview with NFL Media.
Steelers left tackle Alejandro Villanueva, who played at Army and served in Afghanistan before forging a job in the National Football League, said he agrees that the U.S.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said that “players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the national anthem”.
As some of Kaepernick’s teammates noted Sunday, many are offended by his bold move – one he plans to continue indefinitely.
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Some support Kaepernick’s right as an American to decide whether or not he wants to stand for the anthem (which he does have every right to do, like it or not), while others believe he was slapping every solider who has served in the face with the action (maybe a slight exaggeration, but also an understandable emotion from some).
