ABikerSailor
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Interestingly enough, it was a veteran who talked Kaepernick to go from sitting down on the bench, to taking a knee. His name is Nate Boyer, and he's a former Green Beret. Kinda makes me wonder how this can be disrespectful to the military, when Kaepernick was told by a military member that taking a knee was better than sitting on the bench.
Here's how Nate Boyer got Colin Kaepernick to go from sitting to kneeling
In the 49ers' final preseason game, backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to kneel for the national anthem instead of taking a seat on the bench.
Turns out it was former Seahawks player and Green Beret Nate Boyer who talked Kap into making the change. Boyer wrote an open letter to Kaepernick earlier this season, and it caused the two to meet up and discuss America and honoring the anthem.
On the upcoming episode of HBO's "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" (airing Tuesday night at 10 p.m. ET), Boyer reveals what happened in the discussion between the two men.
"We sorta came to a middle ground where he would take a knee alongside his teammates," Boyer says. "Soldiers take a knee in front of a fallen brother's grave, you know, to show respect. When we're on a patrol, you know, and we go into a security halt, we take a knee, and we pull security."
And, here's a link to the letter that he wrote to Kaepernick....................
A Green Beret who played in the NFL writes Colin Kaepernick a letter
Here's how Nate Boyer got Colin Kaepernick to go from sitting to kneeling
In the 49ers' final preseason game, backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to kneel for the national anthem instead of taking a seat on the bench.
Turns out it was former Seahawks player and Green Beret Nate Boyer who talked Kap into making the change. Boyer wrote an open letter to Kaepernick earlier this season, and it caused the two to meet up and discuss America and honoring the anthem.
On the upcoming episode of HBO's "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" (airing Tuesday night at 10 p.m. ET), Boyer reveals what happened in the discussion between the two men.
"We sorta came to a middle ground where he would take a knee alongside his teammates," Boyer says. "Soldiers take a knee in front of a fallen brother's grave, you know, to show respect. When we're on a patrol, you know, and we go into a security halt, we take a knee, and we pull security."
And, here's a link to the letter that he wrote to Kaepernick....................
A Green Beret who played in the NFL writes Colin Kaepernick a letter