San Diego was never going to be a friendly audience for Colin Kaepernick, thanks to the city’s high population of active military personnel. But now things have gone from bad to worse for the 49er quarterback.
Colin Kaepernick’s first time on the field since sitting for the national anthem comes in the NFL’s #1 military town on a night dubbed a “Salute to the Military.”
The optics promise a startling contrast if nothing else. As one African American in red, white, and gold sits during the song another, Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Powell, in dress whites sings it. A color guard representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines and 240 soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines holding a massive “super flag” on the field aid the visual aspect of the performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” at Quaalcom Stadium in San Diego.
So-called super flags generally take up the entirety of a football field. Their 300-feet-by-150-feet dimensions almost perfectly correspond to the size and shape of the gridiron. They weigh more than a half ton and cost north of $50,000.
The San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers kick off at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Kaepernick, who finds himself behind Blaine Gabbert on the depth chart, likely plays in the game as teams generally rest starters in the final preseason exhibitions. The timing of the event suggests that although God may possess a sense of humor here the Chargers merely stumble into a strange coincidence. The Chargers hosted the 27th annual “Salute to the Military” at this same time last year
So why is Kaepernick doing this now, six years after he began his NFL career?
Source: Breitbart
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No more football for our family until the NFL gets politics out of Football !!!
Relatively speaking they let him off the hook. He didn’t get booed as much as I thought he would. C’mon San Diego he deserved a Raiders greeting!
Do yourself a favor stop trying to get pity from me. Your anthem and flag are there for you to stand at attention to. Colin K isn’t asking you to do what you don’t want to do. You have your rights. He has his and I have mine and I will applaud him non-stop. Stop crying on my shoulders about your warring disability. You could have objected to do so. Muhammad Ali did and he weathered the storm until illness took his life. But he was still one of the ‘greatest Americans ever. Can you say the same for you?
God bless always
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