Colin Kaepernick discusses the specific police shooting that led him to kneel in protest.
Kaepernick, who at the time played for the San Francisco 49ers, said that after the shooting he and his longtime girlfriend, Nessa Diab, devised a plan that included the launching of a"The discussion happened shortly after the execution of Mario Woods," Kaepernick told Paper in a story posted Tuesday morning.
The quarterback has previously offered a more general explanation that his silent protests were against racism and police brutality.
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