Colin Kaepernick isn’t viewed as a hero by a lot of people because of his decision to kneel during the National Anthem in 2016, but Brett Favre certainly thinks he should be carrying that title.
In an interview with TMZ Sports, Favre spoke out on how he believes Kaepernick will be regarded as a hero:
“It’s not easy for a guy his age — black or white, Hispanic, whatever — to stop something that you’ve always dreamed of doing, and put it on hold, maybe forever, for something that you believe in,” Favre said.
Brett told us he believes it’s all very similar to what Tillman did when he left the NFL to fight for his country in the Army in the aftermath of 9/11. “I can only think of right off the top of my head, Pat Tillman is another guy that did something similar,” Favre said. “And, we regard him as a hero. So, I’d assume that hero status will be stamped with Kaepernick as well.”
It was back in 2016 when the former San Francisco 49ers QB started kneeling to protest police brutality, racial injustices and other social issues.
Police brutality was on full display last month after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis cops as his neck was being kneeled on by an officer for over eight minutes.
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Colin Kaepernick, who has been blackballed from the league, has seen new resurgence to get him back after many have now figured out that he was right about what he was trying to bring attention to.
“I thought he was a dynamic player when he was playing in his prime,” Favre said. “He’s still young and hasn’t been hit in several years, so there’s no reason to think that he’s lost that much of a step.”
