Last night during the national anthem Colin Kaepernick sat down in protest. The 49ers even issued a statement about it. He then tweeted this, but has since removed it;

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...tional-anthem/

It’s unclear why Kaepernick sat. However, Kaepernick retweeted the following message on Thursday, which accompanied images of the American and Confederate flags: “The fact that you really believe that there is difference in these flags means that your [sic] ignoring history.”


Can anyone remember another player doing this? I remember a basketball player turning his back during the national anthem for what he said were religious reasons about 25 years ago but I've never seen this in the NFL. Kind of strange from someone who had the opportunity to earn over $100 million playing here.