Kaepernick says he'll stand during anthem if he can play football again

[RandySF]

NEW YORK (AP) -- Quarterback Colin Kaepernick has told CBS that he would stand during the national anthem if given a chance to play football in the NFL again.

According to a report by Jason La Canfora on Sunday, Kaepernick has been living in New York and working out privately in New Jersey with the hope of signing with a team this season.

Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem last season to bring more attention to the killings of black men by police officers. The protests spread this season after the former San Francisco 49er was unable to sign on with another team.

The issue has grown this season as Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett recently said he was racially profiled by Las Vegas police during a confrontation, and President Donald Trump aggressively chastised players and owners for protesting during the anthem.


http://www.ktvu.com/sports/kaepernick-says-hell-stand-during-anthem-if-he-can-play-football-again

[Not Ruth]

1. Why?

[marylandblue]

2. He made his point?

[Not Ruth]

4. It is disrespectful for him to say this as everyone else is fighting for the right to kneel

[Exultant Democracy]

5. They have jobs, come on be serious.

He whole point of the kneeling was for him to use the platform he had to give the issue awareness.

Now he has no job and all over the NFL whole teams are kneeling at least symbolically. Mission accomplish time to pay some bills. He got out front got his nose cut off, it’s fair to let these others take the lead now that they are protected.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Good for him, he deserves to get back in and once back in he can

effect change in other ways.

This is just phase one.

He should expect a lot of hate from the right and from those alleging to be otherwise, they will attack him more subtly.