Colin Kaepernick to stand during national anthem next season
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick will stand during the national anthem next season, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Kaepernick no longer wants his method of protest to detract from the positive change he believes has been created, sources told ESPN. He also said the amount of national discussion on social inequality -- as well as support from other athletes nationwide, including NFL and NBA players -- affirmed the message he was trying to deliver.
As a means of protest, he began sitting during the national anthem in the 2016 preseason before taking a knee for the final preseason contest and 16 regular-season games.
Kaepernick will opt out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers this week and become a free agent next week, sources told ESPN.
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Kaepernick to opt out of contract, source says
Colin Kaepernick will be a free agent for the first time in his career as the quarterback has informed NFL teams that he will opt out of his contract.
There were other steps Kaepernick took that did not receive the same amount of attention as his anthem stance.
The Colin Kaepernick Foundation pledged to give $1 million to community organizations helping underprivileged people; the San Francisco 49ers matched with another $1 million in donations. He has followed through with monthly donations of $100,000 spread out over 10 months to organizations all over the country.
Many of Kaepernick's teammates supported the quarterback during the national debate on the subject. At the end of the season, they recognized the quarterback by giving him the Len Eshmont Award, which, according to the team, goes to the player who "best exemplifies the inspirational and courageous play of Len Eshmont, an original member of the 1946 49ers team." It is the highest in-house honor a 49er can receive.
Kaepernick said the discussion about social inequality should include all people, and he plans to continue raising money for the underprivileged and presenting the "Know Your Rights" camps nationwide that he started last year.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18805744/colin-kaepernick-stand-national-anthem-next-season
fraud ass non voting ass nigga :kii:
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When I found out this nigger didn't vote...I stopped caring about what he had to say right then
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dead @ all the gorls caping for him :dead:
Quote from: Boomer on March 02, 2017, 02:51:37 PM
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When I found out this nigger didn't vote...I stopped caring about what he had to say right then
Flat out
yeah hes a joke girls
and looks like he has downs
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Iron board assed self
He got what he needed out of it, with his ostrich face. fuck him
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He wants a new contract. Just catering to white executives until he gets it
Love King
Trump vs hillary was an easy choice to sit out hilary is apart of the problem as anyone else
Quote from: RIGS on March 02, 2017, 03:38:07 PM
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He wants a new contract. Just catering to white executives until he gets it
Understandable no need to ruin ur life for ur stance if its in ur heart its on ur heart
Quote from: TheNextLew on March 02, 2017, 03:53:01 PM
Quote from: RIGS on March 02, 2017, 03:38:07 PM
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He wants a new contract. Just catering to white executives until he gets it
Understandable no need to ruin ur life for ur stance if its in ur heart its on ur heart
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that makes no sense at all
if its in ur heart.. u stand by it.. not throwing it off to the side when Massa says he will drop millions
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that negates the entire stance and movement
Quote from: GLIZZY on March 02, 2017, 04:06:06 PM
Quote from: TheNextLew on March 02, 2017, 03:53:01 PM
Quote from: RIGS on March 02, 2017, 03:38:07 PM
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He wants a new contract. Just catering to white executives until he gets it
Understandable no need to ruin ur life for ur stance if its in ur heart its on ur heart
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that makes no sense at all
if its in ur heart.. u stand by it.. not throwing it off to the side when Massa says he will drop millions
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that negates the entire stance and movement
no it doesn't he made his stance known he doesnt have to keep doing it at the risk of his career and livelihood hes not MLK
im sure he will find another way to express himself
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What an ill-informed vagabond
Hope he dies