Players join Colin Kaepernick in National Anthem protest during military game

Colin Kaepernick's protest is receiving support from fellow football players.

As the National Anthem played before Thursday night's various preseason games, Kaepernick was joined by 49ers teammate Eric Reid and Seattle Sewahwaks' Jeremy Lane — who both chose not to stand in support of Kaepernick's stance against police brutality and unjust treatment of the black community in the United States.

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Kaepernick and Reid both knelt during San Francisco's final preseason game against the Chargers, which was the 28th Annual Salute to the Military. Read more...

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