The 49ers quarterback attended a football game at Castlemont high school in Oakland, California on Friday, kneeling during the National Anthem as members of the team laid on their backs with their hands raised. Their protest comes in the immediate wake of recent police shootings in Charlotte, **rth Carolina and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
ESPN analyst Kirk Morrison captured the moment on Twitter:
Kaepernick came to Oakland, CA. He kneeled on one knee, players laid on their back with hands up during the Anthempic.twitter.com/Cae4sTopac