In a number of Instagram posts, San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick called out presidential candidate Donald Trump and discrimination in general.
Kaepernick, who was placed on season-ending injured reserve to have surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, made four posts on Instagram. Each calling Trump out for a different reason and then closed it out with a quote from retired Air Force Colonel Thomas Moe with the caption, "Food for thought!"
The Instagram posts are included below following the video.
Puzzle-piece Trent Williams calls 49ers a 'well-tuned machine,' discusses relationship with Kyle Shanahan
By David Bonilla
Jun 25, 2020
The San Francisco 49ers could have been in a bind after Joe Staley's retirement. Instead, the team may have improved. That's because it replaced the Pro Bowl offensive tackle with another Pro Bowl offensive tackle in Trent Williams.
Williams was among several 49ers players who took part in this week's State of the Franchise event. He wanted out of Washington, and his most desired destination was San Francisco. The 49ers were able to pull off the trade during the third day of the draft, and Williams is grateful to be where he is now.
A lot of that has to do with the tackle's familiarity with the 49ers' head coach, Kyle Shanahan, and the scheme he runs, but that wasn't the only reason.
"I say this all the time: It was an attractive destination, not
Richard Sherman calls Kyle Shanahan 'more of a straight shooter' than Pete Carroll
By David Bonilla
Jul 7, 2020
Ronnie Lott recently compared Kyle Shanahan to legendary San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh. Another defensive back, Richard Sherman, never played for Walsh but has played for another successful NFL head coach in Seattle — Pete Carroll. He compared the two during a recent discussion with NFL.com about the most valuable traits of an NFL head coach.
Sherman didn't just list similarities between Shanahan and his coach of seven years with the Seahawks. He also noted their differences. The two men are the only head coaches he's played for during
'Colin in Black & White' series based on ex-49ers QB Kaepernick headed to Netflix
By David Bonilla
Jun 29, 2020
A new scripted series based on the high school life of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is headed to streaming giant Netflix, according to Vanity Fair. Titled Colin in Black & White, the six-episode series is being created by Kaepernick and Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay. It will explore the "foundation of Kaepernick's budding activism," reports Vanity Fair.
That, of course, led to the controversy in 2016 when Kaepernick started peacefully protesting against social injustice during the national anthem before NFL games.
"Too often we see race and Black stories portrayed through a white lens," Kaepernick said in
