He should go and play in Canada. We gave blacks their freedom & President Lincoln got killed for it.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The word “cancer” was used by some 49ers players Sunday following the uproar over quarterback Colin Kaepernick‘s decision Friday to not stand for the National Anthem for a third time before a preseason game. Kaepernick’s reasoning: to protest what he feels is racial injustice in America.

Linebacker NaVorro Bowman didn’t say that Kaepernick or his stance was the “cancer,” but in-house divisiveness was and would be if players don’t work their way through Kaepernick’s new-found, pre-game ritual. MORE