COLIN KAEPERNICK EXPLAINS WHY HE SAT DURING NATIONAL ANTHEM:

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has willingly immersed himself into controversy by refusing to stand for the playing of the national anthem in protest of what he deems are wrongdoings against African Americans and minorities in the United States.

His latest refusal to stand for the anthem — he has done this in at least one other preseason game — came before the 49ers’ preseason loss to Green Bay at Levi’s Stadium on Friday night.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

Speaking of getting away with murder, Kaepernick’s salary last year was nearly 20 million dollars, when the 49ers went 5-11.

I really miss the days when football served as an escape from politics instead of just another front line for the reactionary left.