San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick met with reporters on Tuesday afternoon and addressed the death threats that he has received through “a couple different avenues”, according to Tyler Dunne of Bleacher Report.
“If something like that were to happen, you've proved my point,” Kaepernick said. “It'll be loud and clear why it happened.”
Kaepernick started protesting during the playing of the national anthem during preseason as he sat and later kneeled during the song in protest of racial inequalities and injustices taking place in America, including police-related violence. Several players throughout the NFL have joined him in the protest.