NFL Star Colin Kaepernick Refuses To Stand For National Anthem, Says American Flag Represents Oppression.

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he refused to stand during the national anthem Friday due to his views on the country's treatment of racial minorities.
"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 Friday's 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."
The 49ers acknowledged in a statement that Kaepernick sat during the national anthem before their game against the Green Bay Packers.
"The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pregame ceremony," the statement said. "It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose to participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem."

Kaepernick told NFL Media that he did not tell the team he was planning to protest the national anthem.
"This is not something that I am going to run by anybody," he said. "I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. ... If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right."
Kaepernick also refused to stand for the national anthem in at least one other preseason game.
Pro Football Talk initially reported that Kaepernick did not stand during the anthem. He was not asked about his decision during his postgame news conference, which was held prior to the Pro Football Talk report.

Numerous high-profile athletes have spoken out about civil rights issues in the wake of gun violence throughout the United States. In July, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul opened the ESPYS with a call for social change and an end to violence, and WNBA players wore warm-up shirts to show solidarity after shootings in Minnesota and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Wade's cousin, Nykea Aldridge, was killed by gunfire in Chicago on Friday, a day after Wade participated in a series of panel discussions on gun violence hosted by The Undefeated on ESPN.

Kaepernick told NFL Media that he had thought about going public with his feelings for a while but that "I felt that I needed to understand the situation better."
He made his preseason debut against the Packers after sitting out the first two exhibition games because of tightness in his right shoulder. Kaepernick went 2-for-6 for 14 yards and added 18 yards on four carries in the 49ers' 21-10 loss.
 

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This is the outfit he wore at the post game.

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How much he donate to Louisiana flood victims?

Hypocrite pissed off cause he dont know his own ethnicity just ruined his career.
 

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I proudly hold and salute the very flag that defends his stupid opinion.
 

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raised by whites, like obama...so much self hate...

the time to take a stand was when anyone cared about u

not when u r fourth string behind ponder and gabbert...jesus, id be pissed too
 

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I would cut the stupid fuck on the spot..

If ONLY.

Under what circumstances would you allow a piece of shit like this to be associated with your Organization?

Brave Men & Women gave their lives for this flag. This Piece of Shit, I am done with this POS not that I was ever a fan anyways

He Got Paid and since he has been done as a QB anyway. Did the very minimum needed to get That Payday.

I swear sincerely this piece of shit should be traded to a Canadian Football team for some Molson Beer and BC Weed.
 

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raised by whites, like obama...so much self hate...

the time to take a stand was when anyone cared about u

not when u r fourth string behind ponder and gabbert...jesus, id be pissed too

Some Half-Ricans are the main ones really making the most vile of noises from their mixed-blood heads trying to display blackness, solidarity with blacks cuz they wanna side with the side they think is gonna "win".

This guy too:


Total Clone of The Kap Strategy here, both Half-Ricans trying to score Brownie Points and

of course BLM was either founded by Shaun King (not the former Tampa Bay QB) or he was Big Up In it.


All these guys Half-Ricans.
 

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not when u r fourth string behind ponder and gabbert...jesus, id be pissed too

OHHHHHHH

Burned Kap down with that. Down to the ground, complete Burn. Cuz its totally true.

Kap so wants out of football. He jes tryon' to squeeze as much dollars out the massa as he can, 'fore he gets kicked to tha curb.

Kap don't wanna play no football, main point to his strategy is to be as bad as he can be on the field, without being transparent about this.
 

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Easy solution, ship his sorry ass to Montreal for a case of Labatt Blue and and a healthy plate of poutine..just bitter because he lost his job to the worst white QB in the league.
 

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If there is not a HUGE backlash to this, what this pussy Kaeprnick has done here, the millions of dead soldiers he has insulted here, Imma be more pissed than I have in a long long while.

Fuck this guy. I am sincere when I say I want him traded to The BC Lions.
 

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Easy solution, ship his sorry ass to Montreal for a case of Labatt Blue and and a healthy plate of poutine..just bitter because he lost his job to the worst white QB in the league.

If we could get some Labatt's Blue for him we could totally upgrade your Avatar. I like this plan.

And so does this chick:

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I think Chip could tell the OL to miss a few assignments. That would solve the problem.
 

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I think Chip could tell the OL to miss a few assignments. That would solve the problem.

Chip and SF Brass need to do some thing cuz this is a PR Nightmare.

Or at least if we still care about our country and those who gave all so we could have this country still matter, its a PR Nightmare.

Most likely its a One-Day Story.

Tells us all we need to know about "America", and what we once believed that meant.

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By the way, think we need to change the thread title.

C. Kaepernick is far from an NFL star.
 

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