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Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers looks on from the sidelines during the second half against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome on Dec. 18, 2016.
Colin Kaepernick compared police officers to fugitive slave patrolmen in the wake of a jury verdict acquitting a Minnesota officer in the shooting death of a black motorist.
The former 49ers quarterback, whose continuing unemployment has led to speculation that he is being ostracized by the NFL for his symbolic protests, made it clear that he is not going to soften his rhetoric or abandon his principles.