You have made your mind up by now about Colin Kaepernick: rebel, rabble-rouser, revolutionary, dumb and disrespectful disgrace, patriotic dissenter, NFL ratings saboteur, spoiled millionaire who should stand up, shut up and play football, etc. Nothing written in a sports column is going to change your opinion. Nothing Kaepernick does now that he is again the 49ers starting quarterback is likely to change your opinion.
Whatever your views about Kaepernick and his national anthem protests, these facts are self-evident:
- Kaepernick has had an impact. Other NFL players have begun kneeling or gesturing during the national anthem.