Jim Harbaugh is football royalty. His father, Jack, coached continually in the college ranks for 42 years, from 1967-2009. Jim and his brother John were the first brothers to coach together in the NFL, where their teams met in Superbowl XLVII in 2013 and where Kaepernick quarterbacked for Jim’s S.F. 49ers.
Unlike the embarrassing social misfit and idiot that pretends to be President, Harbaugh knows Colin. This is what he thinks about him:
Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential 2017:
“Colin Kaepernick was alone in his early protests last year when he boldly and courageously confronted perceived inequalities in our social-justice system by refusing to stand for the national anthem. At times in our nation's history, we have been all too quick to judge and oppose our fellow Americans for exercising their First Amendment right to address things they believe unjust.
Rather than besmirch their character, we must celebrate their act. For we cannot pioneer and invent if we are fearful of deviating from the norm, damaging our public perception or—most important—harming our own personal interests.
I thank Colin for all he has contributed to the game of football as an outstanding player and trusted teammate. I also applaud Colin for the courage he has demonstrated in exercising his guaranteed right of free speech. His willingness to take a position at personal cost is now part of our American story.
How lucky for us all and for our country to have among our citizens someone as remarkable as Colin Kaepernick.”
Of course this will mean nothing to drumpf or the moon-howling idiots who have taken him for their master, who know nothing of Henry David Thoreau, Rosa Parks or John Carlos and Tommie Smith.
Jim Harbaugh knows what America is really about; and Kaepernik is adding to it’s rich cultural history.