Colin Kaepernick says NFL is 'actively blackballing me' 10 years after kneeling protest began

It was 10 years ago to the date that Colin Kaepernick, as well as his San Francisco 49ers teammate Eric Reid, kneeled during the national anthem before their preseason game against the San Diego Chargers.

The move, which was initially sitting on the bench during the anthem in August 2016 before switching to a kneel, was done to protest police brutality and racial inequality in the United States – an action that would cause Kaepernick to become one of the most divisive sports stars in the country.