Maher added:
Colin Kaepernick sparked a movement by kneeling during the national anthem
Back in August 2016, the then-49ers quarterback initally sat on the bench during the national anthem. His objective was to bring awareness to both racial and social injustices in America towards people of color. The idea for kneeling came from former Green Beret Nate Boyer as a better way of expressing his stance.
A month later, Colin Kaepernick kneeled for the first time, not knowing the impact it would have across both sports and America.
Since then, we’ve seen athletes kneeling across the world of sports, including USWNT superstar Megan Rapinoe.
Currently, Kaepernick is a free agent who last played in the 2016 season with the 49ers. In 2020, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell offered an apology to Kaepernick.
Kaepernick had a tryout with the Raiders in the offseason but nothing came of it. Even if he never plays another snap in the NFL again, Goodell’s apology was an acknowledgment that kneeling was the right thing to do six years ago.
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