{"id":1184077,"date":"2020-06-09T21:02:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T01:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1184077"},"modified":"2020-06-09T21:04:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T01:04:10","slug":"regardless-of-what-his-critics-say-colin-kaepernick-told-us-exactly-what-he-was-protesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/regardless-of-what-his-critics-say-colin-kaepernick-told-us-exactly-what-he-was-protesting\/","title":{"rendered":"Regardless of What His Critics Say, Colin Kaepernick Told Us Exactly What He Was Protesting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the aftermath of George Floyd's death, Colin Kaepernick's famous protests<\/a> have re-entered public consciousness. Many have held the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback<\/a> up as an example of speaking out against racial injustice no matter the cost. Others, however, still take issue with the concept of kneeling during the national anthem.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, though, the latter group doesn't have much of a leg to stand on. Over the years, Colin Kaepernick has told us exactly what he was protesting and why he chose to kneel during the national anthem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin Kaepernick's protest cost him his NFL career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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