Is anyone surprised by this?
The majority of players are black and the majority of front office types are white, this speaks to the divide that Kaepernick is speaking about.
Texts coming in from coaches, players, front office execs from around league on Kap. So far every player backs him. No coach/exec does.
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) August 27, 2016
Kaepernick won’t stand for the National Anthem because he feels the words don’t ring true for minorities (you can read his statement here).
That is his right, but it will cause a lot of backlash and Kaepernick says he is prepared for that.