Kelly praised for keeping 49ers together when Kaepernick started to protest, ex-wide receiver says
Kelly allowed Kaepernick to address the locker room about why he was kneeling
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Former San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly was praised Saturday for his ability to keep the team together in 2016 when Colin Kaepernick protested during the national anthem.
Jeremy Kerley, who was a wide receiver on that team, told TMZ Sports that Kelly allowed Kaepernick to address the locker room about why he chose to kneel.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“For Chip being able to do that, I think that was pretty cool for him to kind of take the elephant out the room and remove all doubt,” Kerley said. “I think that was pretty cool. I love Chip for it.
“It kind of removed all doubts and stuff in the locker room and we just bonded, like we were close and it was fun.”
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kaepernick created a firestorm when he chose to kneel to protest against police brutality and racial injustice. The 49ers went 2-14 that season.
The former Nevada quarterback threw for 2,241 passing yards and 16 touchdown passes. He hasn’t played since that season. Kerley said he believes Kaepernick has what it takes to still compete in the NFL.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“To play with Kaep -- a lot of people forget, Kaep was a ballplayer,” he said.