Interesting... Kaepernick was not the first athlete to not stand during the anthem

[Big Turk]

Just read that in 2010 NBA basketball player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the National Anthem for much the same reasons as Kaepernick. He ended up reaching an agreement with the NBA that he would stand and look down, with his hands over his face at times, praying.

 

Not sure why he didn't get the backlash Kaep did when he started doing it 6 years later.

Edited August 27, 2021 by Big Turk

[Arkady Renko]

Carlos Delgado for the Blue Jays did it even earlier.  

[dorquemada]

there was a ton of backlash in 2010 over this.  Road Rage Radio was nonstop for weeks about it.  we weren't yet in the twitterverse for instant outrage generation though, and the MSM was at least ostensibly focused still on hard news.  you might say it was a different age

[Doc]

Another NFL player (or three) did it before him as well.  I can't remember who but Kaep was the most high-profile one.

[Patrick Duffy]

2 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

Not sure why he didn't get the backlash Kaep did when he started doing it 6 years later.

Maybe because he wasn't as known or popular like Kaep was? I mean personally I don't recognize that NBA players name myself. Anyway that's my guess

[Thunderstruck]

Well- being "FIRST" to comment on a Youtube video is likely a greater badge of honor, so who cares?

[Haslett_Stomp]

Perhaps because nobody watches professional basketball anymore.

Edited August 27, 2021 by Haslett_Stomp

[Big Turk]

11 minutes ago, Haslett_Stomp said:

Perhaps because nobody watches professional basketball anymore.

 

I guess those players making $50 million a year are doing it because the salary cap is so low due to that.

[Numark3]

Didn’t kaepernick also start kneeling well before it became a big issue?

[uticaclub]

Just now, Crayola64 said:

Didn’t kaepernick also start kneeling well before it became A big issue?

He started kneeling when he got benched for Blaine Gabbert

[dorquemada]

3 minutes ago, Crayola64 said:

Didn’t kaepernick also start kneeling well before it became a big issue?

 

a cynical person might think that was done to set up post-NFL career, which was stunningly successful

[fergie's ire]

He was SEC player of the year (as Chris Jackson) in 88-89 and 89-90 and then went pro opening the door for his lesser teammate (a guy named Shaquille O'Neal) to win the award the next two years.  He was the third pick in the draft and was 2nd team NBA All Rookie, but never quite lived up to the promise as a pro...was not great, but was very good.  Although not official, it was pretty clear he was blackballed after the sitting for the anthem incident.  So, yeah, a big deal was made of it and there are a lot of parallels to Kaepernick.

[Big Turk]

4 minutes ago, fergie's ire said:

He was SEC player of the year (as Chris Jackson) in 88-89 and 89-90 and then went pro opening the door for his lesser teammate (a guy named Shaquille O'Neal) to win the award the next two years.  He was the third pick in the draft and was 2nd team NBA All Rookie, but never quite lived up to the promise as a pro...was not great, but was very good.  Although not official, it was pretty clear he was blackballed after the sitting for the anthem incident.  So, yeah, a big deal was made of it and there are a lot of parallels to Kaepernick.

 

I remember using him to shoot 3s and run around the court because he was so fast in EA sports

[auburnbillsbacker]

44 minutes ago, Arkady Renko said:

Carlos Delgado for the Blue Jays did it even earlier.  

For the US or Canadian national anthem?

[Gugny]

12 minutes ago, uticaclub said:

He started kneeling when he got benched for Blaine Gabbert

 

Yes.  That's the real reason.  Well, that and him just not knowing his place.  He is so selfish!

[Heitz]

Also a fun fact, it was a veteran of the US Army Special Forces that advised Kapernick to kneel, since it would be seen as more respectful than just sitting on the bench.

 

Turns out that was not the case...

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-knee/u-s-army-veteran-stunned-by-negative-reaction-to-kaepernick-kneeling-idUSKBN23G2E2

Edited August 27, 2021 by Heitz

[GunnerBill]

4 minutes ago, Heitz said:

Also a fun fact, it was a veteran of the US Army Special Forces that advised Kapernick to kneel, since it would be seen as more respectful than just sitting on the bench.

 

Turns out that was not the case...

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-knee/u-s-army-veteran-stunned-by-negative-reaction-to-kaepernick-kneeling-idUSKBN23G2E2

 

I remember him well - Nate Boyer was an UDFA special teamer for the Seahawks and he recommended the kneel. 

[machine gun kelly]

For all that is right Peter said it best..

 

 

I have enough social issues to try and ignore with The Pandemic and BLM (not that they aren’t important as they are) to resuscitate another one from 5 years ago.

 

 

[MJS]

49 minutes ago, Crayola64 said:

Didn’t kaepernick also start kneeling well before it became a big issue?

He didn't kneel at first. He just sat on the bench. He received criticism for that, and decided to kneel instead.

[Arkady Renko]

41 minutes ago, auburnbillsbacker said:

For the US or Canadian national anthem?

US