In @Donatella's defense, it had been A WHILE, since politics and sports really crossed paths in the US. Mostly, sports figures - for the last decade or more - were caught up in dumb scandals or were dancin with the "stars" and whatnot. Kaepernick was the first in a while to make headline news and for something that wasn't pointless. Obviously, there are exceptions, but no one will argue Kaep changed the game (heh) recently.