Salute to Colin Kaepernick: Kaepernick sits during national anthem

[Scholar]

After watching the anthem and president speak before the game in NY... It would have been hard for anyone to sit thru that shyt.

I completely understand if folks just stand today and sit the rest of the games. Gotta be smart about it.

The politics behind today are tricky but I think players should sit. If we should never forget 9/11 we should never allow America to forget how it oppresses/kills black people every day

 

[Skooby]

Cowards

 

[Scholar]

Ironically bringing race up in football has led to more discussion about race than politicians doing so

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

The politics behind today are tricky but I think players should sit. If we should never forget 9/11 we should never allow America to forget how it oppresses/kills black people every day

Fair enough. I agree in principle. But realistically anyone who sits would be making themselves a crazy target. I'd salute anyone who sits but I understand if they don't. But only for today

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

GOAT CB and WR coming with heat. fukk Jerry and Deion.

Can we get a summary or video from someone for those that missed it.

After watching the anthem and president speak before the game in NY... It would have been hard for anyone to sit thru that shyt.

I completely understand if folks just stand today and sit the rest of the games. Gotta be smart about it.

F*ck all that. You have to be bold & fearless. I'm in NYC, and I honestly don't care too much about 9/11 anymore.

 

[malbaker86]

I'm at the Jags game and I sure as fukk didnt stand for the anthem nor did the black couple next to me

 

[Tony D'Amato]

@3Rivers we need this breh

 

[DynamoEAR]

I'm at the Jags game and I sure as fukk didnt stand for the anthem nor did the black couple next to me

Any nasty comments or looks?

 

[DynamoEAR]

 

[Alexander The Great]

 

[MikelArteta]

 

[mcellas]

Someone please u the video of Moss and Woodson

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Which NBA players y'all predict that's gonna follow the movement.... I got my money on Drose

Kenneth Faried probably

 

[jwinfield]

Someone please u the video of Moss and Woodson

 

[jwinfield]

I think for the most part, the football community has been irresponsible for how we handled it. Because people aren’t tuning into us to hear about what we feel about a lot of these social issues. First of all, what you two said, I do think that’s appropriate. Matthew and I have a very small voice in this. We haven’t experienced what Colin has experienced, what you guys have experienced at times. But I do think the audience also needs to understand how this relates to football, and a team. And I think the beauty of football, that we all miss so much, you guys more than me because you’re just coming out of it, is football’s the ultimate team game. And you want to be a championship teammate, you fully want to be bought in to having your team have the best chance of success, then you put your team above yourself. And no matter how passionate you are, no matter much of a burden you have for social issue, you don’t let it get in the way of the team.

And the big thing that hit me through all this was this is a backup quarterback whose job is to be quiet and sit in the shadows and get the starter ready to play Week 1. Yet he chose a time where all of a sudden he became the center of attention. And it has disrupted that organization. It has caused friction, and has torn at the fabric of the team … And there’s players in our league that are just as passionate about that, but they don’t use the platform that an organization, a team gave them to find it as a pulpit. And I think Colin used very poor judgment in when he chose to make this honorable stand for what he’s passionate about. Because ultimately it tears at the fabric of your team.