Colin Kaepernick carried his national anthem protest to the regular season.
The 49ers backup quarterback again took a knee prior to the his team's opener agianst the Los Angeles Rams. Teammate Eric Reid knelt alongside Kaepernick, and players from both teams raised their fists to protest injustice against minority groups.
ESPN did not shy away from showing the protests. It zoomed in on Kaepernick and Reid, who knelt behind an American flag that covered the entire field at Levi's Stadium. The network's cameras also stayed on the 49ers and Rams players who raised their fists.
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The announcer team of Chris Berman, Steve Young and Lindsay Czarniak took several minutes after the anthem to analyze the protests.