Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem 10 years ago.
The moment led to emotional reactions on both sides and rarely with any space left in the middle. NFL players weren’t exempt from that reality either, including in a group chat that involved Kaepernick, according to an NBC interview with the former quarterback.
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“Reaction from players was also mixed,” NBC’s Rohan Nadkarni wrote. “While Reid, Kaepernick and five other players kneeled on Sept. 1, 2016, many who said they were sympathetic to Kaepernick’s cause disagreed with his decision not to stand for the anthem.”
Kaepernick explains as much in his memoir, “The…
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