The San Francisco 49ers have played a pretty significant role in the root elements and budding protests surrounding the nation in the wake of George Floyd’s death and accused second-degree murder at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer last week.
Those instances were the subject matter for former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest back in 2016, which sparked worldwide debate and controversy as it shed light on police brutality and racial injustice.
Nearly five years later, Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan offered his own viewpoints, which have come in the wake of yet further NFL-level controversy surrounding worldwide protests.