Colin Kaepernick and a teammate exercised their right to kneel.
A San Diego crowd exercised its right to boo.
And then, during a game whose national anthem became a national event, on a night whose blend of patriotism and protest felt straight out of a Rocky movie — Kaepernick either Rocky Balboa or Ivan Drago, the role varied on viewer — something happened.
Chris Swain scored.
It was only right.
Swain, a Reserve officer in the U.S. Navy, plunged into the end zone Thursday in the second quarter of a 23-21 loss to the 49ers.