Colin Kaepernick: ‘This stand wasn’t for me’

In a fascinating scene in the 49ers' locker room Sunday afternoon, a prominent NFL quarterback spoke with reporters for 18 minutes and discussed gun violence instead of game plans, racism instead of reading a defense. Two days after he sparked a national conversation by declining to stand for the national anthem before a preseason game, Colin Kaepernick explained his controversial stand. Kaepernick has declined to stand during the national anthem during each of the 49ers' preseason games, and he said he will continue to do so. Kaepernick has said he doesn't want to "show pride" in a country that oppresses "people of color," citing a spate of shootings of black people by white police officers. When there's significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it's supposed to represent, this country is representing people the way that it's supposed to, I'll stand. On Saturday, the day after his decision created national headlines, no NFL player among about 1,000 in all sat during the national anthem during six preseason games. Before he met with reporters, Kaepernick was among the players who spoke Sunday morning during a team meeting that addressed the firestorm his...