Kaepernick's taking of a knee became a media firestorm, which blew up in September 2017 after President Donald Trump said that NFL owners should "fire" players who protest during the national anthem. The protests received very passionate reactions for and against his protest. The following week, and for the remainder of the regular season, Kaepernick kneeled during the anthem. ![]() It was a protest against racial injustice, police brutality, and systematic oppression in the country. national anthem prior to the game, rather than stand as is customary. In the 49ers' third preseason game in 2016, Kaepernick chose to sit during the playing of the U.S. In the 2013 season, Colin led the 49ers to the NFC Championship game where they lost to the Seattle Seahawks. He excelled throughout the 2012 season, and ultimately led the 49ers to Super Bowl XLVII that same year. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft and played as a backup quarterback until 2012. NFL CareerĬolin was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2009, but turned down the MLB offer to continue playing football. Kaepernick was also the only player in NCAA Division I FBS history to amass 10,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards in a career. He was named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Offensive Player of the Year twice. He received numerous honors during his college football career and set multiple records. As a college football player, he was regularly ranked as one of the best college quarterbacks in the nation. However, he wanted to focus on football and was offered a spot at the University of Nevada. In high school he was primarily focused on baseball, earning several scholarship offers to play college baseball. Pitman High School in Turlock, California. He was a 4.0 GPA student-athlete at John H. The Kaepernicks lived in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin until he was four when they moved to California. The Kaepernicks decided to adopt a boy after losing two other sons to heart defects. ![]() The couple had two older children: son Kyle and daughter Devon. His birth mother put him up for adoption and Colin became the third child of Rick and Teresa Kaepernick. Colin Rand Kaepernick was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 3, 1987.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |