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Despite not being an active member of the NFL for six years, Colin Kaepernick still has quite the following. He became a free agent in 2016 and has barely been on the football pitch since then, but given what he did to receive that treatment, there are plenty of supporters for the former 49er. The latest piece of news is proof of that.
The FBI raided former president Donald Trump's home a few days ago, which typically indicates at least the suspicion of wrongdoing.
Twitter users were quick to compare former president Trump to the ex-49ers quarterback.
As hated as Kaepernick might have been by many, no organization suspected him of criminal activity, a point that one football fan brought up.
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One fan responded with support for Kaepernick's return to the NFL.
One pointed out precisely what they thought the raid meant.
Another was just reminded of how frustrating Kaepernick's situation was.
One NFL fan wasn't so sure the FBI wasn't at least watching the former quarterback.
Another said they would support the football player for president.
Not everyone agreed with the initial post, though.
One believes the political leanings of the two figures are why one was raided and the other wasn't.
Others pointed out the low points in Kaepernick's career.
Kaepernick maintains that he'd like to return to the game at some point, but there's no telling if or when that might happen.
Colin Kaepernick and Donald Trump: The NFL vs. the President
Colin Kaepernick began his initial protest early in the 2016 season. That was a few months before Trump became the American president, but the demonstrations extended into his presidency.
Many other players joined Kaepernick, and it even spread to other sports, but Kaepernick was always the figurehead and, as a result, the scapegoat.
Trump addressed the controversial issue head-on when he said:
“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a b**** off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!’”
He also added that whoever did release a player for kneeling would become very popular:
“You know, some owner is going to do that. He’s going to say, ‘That guy that disrespects our flag, he’s fired.’ And that owner, they don’t know it [but] they’ll be the most popular person in this country.”
Trump's feud with the league was no secret, and Kaepernick's protest was another sore spot with the former president.
