O say can't you see: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick wasn't as unpatriotic as he seemed when he sat out the national anthem before a preseason game.
Kaepernick was taking his First Amendment rights on an extended drive.
He was being … American.
You remember the First Amendment. It protects freedom of speech and expression, among other things. It's the amendment right in front of the Second Amendment.
Kaepernick's protest Friday night wasn't popular. I wouldn't have done it, but I'm not him.
He told the NFL Network: "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.