Colin Kaepernick isnt waiting anymore for anyone to tell his story.
Hes doing it himself, through his own publishing label.
There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.
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This act came after a series of unarmed black men and women killed by police officers.
My desire to play football is still there, the athlete toldUSA Todayin an interview to promote his memoir.
I still train five days a week.
Im still waiting on the owners and their partners to stop running from this situation.
So I hope I get a call this offseason.
Ill be looking forward to it.
Ive had a lot of questions surrounding what got me to the point of protesting, he said.
Why did I do it?
Why did I do it at that moment?
Why wasnt it earlier in my career?
A lot of questions surrounding what led me to that point.
Which led me to wanting to share that story and give insight.
Its not just my control over stories.
We didnt want to monopolize that and hold that to ourselves.
