On August 10th the 49ers spent the day working out at Kezar Stadium — the team’s former home next to Golden Gate Park where they played their games from 1946-1970. That day Cam Inman of Bay Area Newsgroup tweeted this photo of Colin Kaepernick. No mention was made of his socks …
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But one reader did notice something weird.
Now nearly a month later, after Kaepernick had made his big National Anthem protest during a game this past Sunday, the socks are suddenly back in the news — in a much bigger way.