Kaepernick, 28, has pledged to continue sitting during the performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” before National Football League games, a move that has been both criticized and cheered by commentators. Kaepernick’s teammate Eric Reid also took a knee during the anthem, and a Seahawks player, Jeremy Lane , refused to stand during another Thursday night game. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt with his arms folded during the performance of the U.S. national anthem during a pre-season game in San Diego on Thursday, continuing his protest against racial injustice and police brutality . He is the latest black athlete to use the arena as a national platform for protest against racial injustice. Kaepernick had been sitting out the national anthem in San Francisco’s first three preseason games but it was not widely noticed until last Friday’s game against Green Bay.

Source: Huffington Post September 02, 2016 02:21 UTC