# Was Colin Kaepernick the wrong man to take on this mantle?

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**Created:** [June 16, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-colin-kaepernick-the-wrong-man-to-take-on-this-mantle/855789 "2020-06-16T16:31:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-colin-kaepernick-the-wrong-man-to-take-on-this-mantle/855789/21 "2020-06-18T15:13:12Z")

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> [@dalej42](#):
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> No, I still maintain he was pouting on the bench during the national anthem because he lost the starting job. When he got called out, he acted like a kid and came up with a story.
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> He’s damn lucky, it went viral and he’ll make a shit ton more money being a martyr than a backup QB that would have washed out of the league years ago.

Uh, he start sitting (and then kneeling) during the preseason when he was coming off injuries. Gabbert wasn’t named as the starter until AFTER the preseason.

This was literally right after the game:

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> “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

If he’s able to come up with that on the spot, I would say he’s the right man for this job.

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