Special Forces Officer Recalls How Disagreement with “Kneeling” Colin Kaepernick Turned into Friendship Due to Steve Young Link

The NFL is more about football. It is about fraternity and bringing joy to the millions of fans who root in the hopes of their home team winning. Furthermore, some players leave an amazing impact on as well as off the field and Colin Kaepernick is one of them. While Kaepernick has gone on to become one of the most controversial players in NFL history, no one can doubt his skills as a quarterback. Recently, an unexpected fan voiced out his support for Kaepernick’s sensational football skills.

Green Beret, and Actor, Nate Boyer recently got on a podcast with David Hookstead. Among other things, he spoke about his involvement with Kaepernick’s kneeling incident and what occurred after that. Furthermore, he also mentioned his love for the hope Kaepernick brought to the 49ers fan in him. He also spoke about how the unlikely friendship between the two began.

Boyer’s disagreement with Kaepernick’s protest

The Green Beret spoke about his thoughts on the way Kaepernick protested during his time in the NFL. Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality. His actions had a huge ripple effect resulting in Kaepernick being blackballed by the NFL fraternity. Furthermore, Boyer spoke about how he disagreed with Kaepernick’s method of protest.

The ex-army officer went on to mention the facets with which he disagreed in terms of Kaepernick’s method of protest. However, he showed an intricate understanding of it. On the podcast, he went on to say, “We have a different relationship to the flag, the Anthem because of our experience. So I think I understood that too. I was like hey I don’t like these protesting you know. And saying he’s not going to stand for the anthem but he feels differently about those things than I do because of what I experienced and you know protests are meant to be uncomfortable.”

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Boyer made it clear that while he might not have agreed with the way Kaepernick protested, he understood the need for it and where the QB was coming from. Furthermore, Boyer spoke about his connection and love for Kaepernick which had nothing to do with his protests. He mentioned how the controversial QB brought him the joy of watching the 49ers play.

The love for Colin Kaepernick from a 49ers fan

While Kaepernick might be a controversial player for his actions pertaining to social issues, no one can deny that he took the 49ers franchise to the promised land with ease. His ability to call shots and make accurate passes got him to the Super Bowl only in his second year.

Furthermore, Boyer mentioned his love for Kaepernick. He mentioned that Kaepernick brought hope to the 49ers’ chances. Boyer also mentioned how Kaepernick reminded him of an old 49ers player and said, “I was a big Kaepernick fan too because we were the Niners since Steve Young left we didn’t have you know a quarterback that brought us to the promised land in a long time.” All in all, Boyer expressed his positive emotions towards Kaepernick, both on and off the field.

The Green Beret went on to express nothing but respect for Kaepernick’s actions. He also had good things to say about Kaepernick’s style of play. However, only time will tell if Boyer will get to see one of his favorite QBs play in the NFL again.

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