From Colin Kaepernick’s first protest to Trump’s tweet storms.
Then with the San Francisco 49ers, quarterback Colin Kaepernick reportedly knelt for the first time during three of the team’s preseason games. But it wasn’t until the Aug. 26 game that Kaepernick made headlines for it.
“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL Media after the game. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”
