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May 30, 2020 · May 30, 2020 at 9:28 a.m. EDT. Colin Kaepernick protested police brutality before San Francisco 49ers games during the 2016 season. (Loren Elliott/Reuters) Two knees. One protesting in the...
Jul 9, 2021 · A few days later, a conversation with a former NFL player and Green Beret convinced Kaepernick to kneel, rather than sit, out of respect for members of the military. It was this action, taking...
Oct 11, 2017 · Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first protested against racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling down during the United States national anthem in the summer...
Sep 2, 2016 · This Time, Colin Kaepernick Takes a Stand by Kneeling - The New York Times. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, center, knelt during the national anthem before an...
Sep 4, 2018 · It was Kaepernick who, as a quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, sat then, after consulting a military veteran, started kneeling during the national anthem before N.F.L. games in 2016. He...
Sep 24, 2017 · Colin Kaepernick has not been involved in “off-field” scandals, has committed no crime, and has donated almost $1 million to community organizations over the last year, yet the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback is considered an outcast for kneeling during the national anthem. Why? Some say it’s because football is no place for politics.
Jun 7, 2020 · By 2016, he had begun kneeling on the sideline at games during the national anthem to protest social injustice and police brutality. Soon after, he was gone from the NFL, and he has not played since. Here’s a timeline of Kaepernick’s pro football and post-NFL days since he first kneeled during “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
