In the 49ers' final 2016 preseason game on September 1, 2016, after talking to Boyer, Kaepernick opted to kneel during the U.S. national anthem rather than
"I STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM" under the logo for the New York Jets. The statement was a rebuke to the kneeling demonstrations thatoriginatedwith former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick prior to the 2016 season, who began to kneel during the national anthem in order to bring attent...