The fact is that in America one has the right to voice their opinion on any subject they choose, once that stance is taken, one does not have the right to not be taken to task by others that hold a differing opinion, freedom isn't free, there have always been and will always be consequences.

 Colin Kaepernick has reached a place that would most likely never have been available in any other country, raised by carving adoptive parents, knowing financial freedom that many could only dream of, and having the freedom to protest and voice his opinion, he also should have the character and style to endure the cost of voicing those opinions, time will tell.