Kaepernick, who intends to continue his protest in the San Francisco 49ers’ season-opener Monday night, expressed gratitude at learning the news Wednesday and pledged to donate any proceeds he receives to help “achieve justice and equality” for all people.
Although some 49ers fans initially burned his jerseys in anger, this week’s NFL openers promise to have a lot of people in the stands wearing No. 7. And at least one teammate and a Seattle Seahawks player have said they will join him by remaining seated or taking a knee during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”