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The NFL never took Colin's entire NFL earnings away from him on top of firing anyone commenting on the initial sitting. I'm pretty sure if they did this, there
by SolaceQuantum 7y ago
The NFL never took Colin's entire NFL earnings away from him on top of firing anyone commenting on the initial sitting. I'm pretty sure if they did this, there would be much more uproar than letting him do it and quietly not signing him onto any more teams.
- belltaco 7y agoHe also didn't start talking about police brutality against African Americans in post game interviews to the media, IIRC.
- stale2002 7y agoHe absolutely did lots of interviews on the matter.
- paulddraper 7y ago1. Kaepernick kneeled during game ceremonies. 2. He talked to the media about this as much as possible. 18 minute interview with ESPN: https://www.espn.com/blog/san-francisco-49ers/post/_/id/18957/transcript-of-colin-kaepernicks-comments-about-sitting-during-national-anthem https://www.espn.com/blog/san-francisco-49ers/post/_/id/1895... 3. And he launched an entire campaign around it https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/ https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/