# ‘I would do it again’ – Kaepernick reflects on price of protest, 10 years on

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/i-would-do-it-again-kaepernick-reflects-on-price-of-protest-10-years-on/
- Published: 2026-10-27T06:15:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T07:19:34+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/articles/cm3el5dnpxp2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- Kaepernick says he would kneel again.
- He believes the protest cost him his NFL career.
- The gesture inspired athletes, including England footballers.

## Summary

Colin Kaepernick says he has no regrets about kneeling during the US national anthem in 2016 to protest racial injustice and police brutality, and would do it again despite believing it cost him his NFL career. In an interview marking 10 years since the protest began, he reflects on its personal consequences and the way it helped make athlete activism more visible.

Kaepernick first knelt in a pre-season game with the San Francisco 49ers, then repeated the protest before 11 regular-season games. The gesture drew support and condemnation, including from Donald Trump, and Kaepernick never joined another NFL team after leaving the 49ers in 2017; he later settled a grievance with team owners in 2019. He says he was moved when England’s football teams and athletes elsewhere took the knee, while stressing that racism remains a global challenge.

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