Richard Sherman always understood Colin Kaepernick's message, even if he didn't support the method in which Kaepernick delivered it.
After the now-former 49ers quarterback sat during the playing of the national anthem before a preseason game in 2016, Sherman -- then with the Seattle Seahawks -- said at the time that Kaepernick "could have picked a better platform and a better way to do it," but the cornerback noted Kaepernick was "talking about the oppression of African Americans in this country, and that has been going on for a long time."
Kaepernick consistently insisted that his protest, in which he opted to kneel after consulting with former Seahawks long snapper and Green Beret Nate Boyer, was a demonstration against police brutality toward African Americans and institutional racism.