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Miami columnist calls Colin Kaepernick a hypocrite for defending Fidel Castro

Armando Salguero got the last word in his back and forth this week with Colin Kaepernick.

Salguero, writing in the Miami Herald, called Kaepernick a hypocrite for protesting civil rights abuses in the United States while not being willing to criticize Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

Salguero and Kaepernick engaged in a tense exchange during the 49ers quarterback's conference call with South Florida reporters Wednesday. The Niners are playing the Dolphins in Miami on Sunday. Salguero questioned Kaepernick about the disconnect between his protests and the fact that, in August, he wore a T-shirt showing Castro meeting with 1960s civil rights leader Malcolm X.