Colin Kaepernick kneeling timeline Aug. 26, 2016 — Kaepernick, who at the time is entering his sixth NFL season, all with the 49ers, sits on the bench during the national anthem before San ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KGO) -- Four years ago today, Colin Kaepernick began his peaceful protests during the national anthem. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback had 181 rushing yards in ...

Colin Kaepernick was a second-round draft pick in 2011. The next year he led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. By 2016, he had begun kneeling on the sideline at games during the national ...

A Timeline of Colin Kaepernick's Kneeling In Protest To His Upcoming Workout for NFL Teams. Published Nov 14, 2019 at 2:04 PM EST. By . Matthew Impelli is a Newsweek staff writer based in New York.

From left, San Francisco 49ers Eli Harold, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid kneel during the national anthem before an NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif., on Oct. 2, 2016.

Former 49er’s quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016. Three years later, he’s become a voice for social justice not just in the NFL, but around the world.

Colin Kaepernick protested by kneeling during the US national anthem in the summer of 2016. A whole movement has grown around that gesture.

Four years ago, Colin Kaepernick began sending a message about police brutality and social injustice by refusing to stand for the national anthem before NFL games. His act continues to reverberate ...

It was ultimately a means of taking on police brutality and systemic racial injustice, but former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick says his decision to kneel in protest during the pregame National ...

Colin Kaepernick defends his national anthem protest 06:52. Kaepernick received scattered boos when he dropped to a knee, but the protest was otherwise unremarked by the San Diego crowd.

Directors break down why the kneeling, and not the message behind it, became the focus of controversy when NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick declined to stand for the national anthem in 2016. Some ...

Fifteen years ago, I stood where Colin Kaepernick stands now. I was a 23-year-old rookie, an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers, about to play my very first game in the NFL.